diff --git a/io/meson.build b/io/meson.build
index 768c1b5ec3..bcd8b1e737 100644
--- a/io/meson.build
+++ b/io/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-io_ss = ss.source_set()
 io_ss.add(genh)
 io_ss.add(files(
   'channel-buffer.c',
@@ -14,12 +13,3 @@ io_ss.add(files(
   'net-listener.c',
   'task.c',
 ))
-
-io_ss = io_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
-libio = static_library('io', io_ss.sources() + genh,
-                       dependencies: [io_ss.dependencies()],
-                       link_with: libqemuutil,
-                       name_suffix: 'fa',
-                       build_by_default: false)
-
-io = declare_dependency(link_whole: libio, dependencies: [crypto, qom])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index dce48d8304..28f31e6022 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ block_ss = ss.source_set()
 bsd_user_ss = ss.source_set()
 chardev_ss = ss.source_set()
 common_ss = ss.source_set()
+io_ss = ss.source_set()
 linux_user_ss = ss.source_set()
 qmp_ss = ss.source_set()
 softmmu_ss = ss.source_set()
@@ -1451,6 +1452,15 @@ qemu_syms = custom_target('qemu.syms', output: 'qemu.syms',
 # Library dependencies #
 ########################
 
+io_ss = io_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
+libio = static_library('io', io_ss.sources() + genh,
+                       dependencies: [io_ss.dependencies()],
+                       link_with: libqemuutil,
+                       name_suffix: 'fa',
+                       build_by_default: false)
+
+io = declare_dependency(link_whole: libio, dependencies: [crypto, qom])
+
 libmigration = static_library('migration', sources: migration_files + genh,
                               name_suffix: 'fa',
                               build_by_default: false)