diff --git a/hw/display/meson.build b/hw/display/meson.build
index f93a69f70f..4751aab3ba 100644
--- a/hw/display/meson.build
+++ b/hw/display/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ hw_display_modules = {}
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_DDC', if_true: files('i2c-ddc.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_EDID', if_true: files('edid-generate.c', 'edid-region.c'))
 
-system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_FW_CFG_DMA', if_true: files('ramfb.c'))
+system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_FW_CFG_DMA', if_true: files('ramfb.c'), if_false: files('ramfb-stubs.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_FW_CFG_DMA', if_true: files('ramfb-standalone.c'))
 
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VGA_CIRRUS', if_true: files('cirrus_vga.c'))
diff --git a/stubs/ramfb.c b/hw/display/ramfb-stubs.c
similarity index 100%
rename from stubs/ramfb.c
rename to hw/display/ramfb-stubs.c
diff --git a/stubs/meson.build b/stubs/meson.build
index 84ecaa4daa..92887660e4 100644
--- a/stubs/meson.build
+++ b/stubs/meson.build
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ stub_ss.add(files('qmp-command-available.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('qmp-quit.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('qtest.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('ram-block.c'))
-stub_ss.add(files('ramfb.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('replay.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('runstate-check.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('sysbus.c'))