diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2736f74b8f..f4ef3b83f3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1192,6 +1192,7 @@ crypto_ss = ss.source_set()
 io_ss = ss.source_set()
 linux_user_ss = ss.source_set()
 qmp_ss = ss.source_set()
+qom_ss = ss.source_set()
 softmmu_ss = ss.source_set()
 specific_fuzz_ss = ss.source_set()
 specific_ss = ss.source_set()
@@ -1454,6 +1455,13 @@ qemu_syms = custom_target('qemu.syms', output: 'qemu.syms',
 # Library dependencies #
 ########################
 
+qom_ss = qom_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
+libqom = static_library('qom', qom_ss.sources() + genh,
+                        dependencies: [qom_ss.dependencies()],
+                        name_suffix: 'fa')
+
+qom = declare_dependency(link_whole: libqom)
+
 authz_ss = authz_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
 libauthz = static_library('authz', authz_ss.sources() + genh,
                           dependencies: [authz_ss.dependencies()],
diff --git a/qom/meson.build b/qom/meson.build
index a1cd03c82c..062a3789d8 100644
--- a/qom/meson.build
+++ b/qom/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-qom_ss = ss.source_set()
 qom_ss.add(genh)
 qom_ss.add(files(
   'container.c',
@@ -9,10 +8,3 @@ qom_ss.add(files(
 
 qmp_ss.add(files('qom-qmp-cmds.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(files('qom-hmp-cmds.c'))
-
-qom_ss = qom_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
-libqom = static_library('qom', qom_ss.sources() + genh,
-                        dependencies: [qom_ss.dependencies()],
-                        name_suffix: 'fa')
-
-qom = declare_dependency(link_whole: libqom)