diff --git a/fsdev/meson.build b/fsdev/meson.build
index 95fe816604..61bc8830be 100644
--- a/fsdev/meson.build
+++ b/fsdev/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ fsdev_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_FSDEV_9P'], if_true: files(
   '9p-iov-marshal.c',
   '9p-marshal.c',
   'qemu-fsdev.c',
-), if_false: files('qemu-fsdev-dummy.c'))
+))
 if host_os in ['linux', 'darwin', 'freebsd']
   system_ss.add_all(fsdev_ss)
+  stub_ss.add(files('qemu-fsdev-dummy.c'))
 endif