diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/meson.build b/target/i386/kvm/meson.build
index 0a533411ca..b1c76957c7 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/meson.build
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 i386_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_KVM', if_false: files('kvm-stub.c'))
 
-i386_softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_KVM', if_true: files(
+i386_softmmu_kvm_ss = ss.source_set()
+
+i386_softmmu_kvm_ss.add(files(
   'kvm.c',
   'kvm-cpu.c',
 ))
 
 i386_softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HYPERV', if_true: files('hyperv.c'), if_false: files('hyperv-stub.c'))
+
+i386_softmmu_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_KVM', if_true: i386_softmmu_kvm_ss)