diff --git a/accel/hvf/meson.build b/accel/hvf/meson.build
index fc52cb7843..6e2dcc4a5f 100644
--- a/accel/hvf/meson.build
+++ b/accel/hvf/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-hvf_ss = ss.source_set()
-hvf_ss.add(files(
+system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HVF', if_true: files(
   'hvf-all.c',
   'hvf-accel-ops.c',
 ))
-
-specific_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_HVF', if_true: hvf_ss)