diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 39fc074977..dce48d8304 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1451,6 +1451,13 @@ qemu_syms = custom_target('qemu.syms', output: 'qemu.syms',
 # Library dependencies #
 ########################
 
+libmigration = static_library('migration', sources: migration_files + genh,
+                              name_suffix: 'fa',
+                              build_by_default: false)
+migration = declare_dependency(link_with: libmigration,
+                               dependencies: [zlib, qom, io])
+softmmu_ss.add(migration)
+
 block_ss = block_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
 libblock = static_library('block', block_ss.sources() + genh,
                           dependencies: block_ss.dependencies(),
diff --git a/migration/meson.build b/migration/meson.build
index b5b71c8060..980e37865c 100644
--- a/migration/meson.build
+++ b/migration/meson.build
@@ -8,13 +8,7 @@ migration_files = files(
   'qemu-file.c',
   'qjson.c',
 )
-
-libmigration = static_library('migration', sources: migration_files + genh,
-                              name_suffix: 'fa',
-                              build_by_default: false)
-migration = declare_dependency(link_with: libmigration,
-                               dependencies: [zlib, qom, io])
-softmmu_ss.add(migration)
+softmmu_ss.add(migration_files)
 
 softmmu_ss.add(files(
   'block-dirty-bitmap.c',