diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index d157ad8849..3a8b060b3a 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -92,4 +92,6 @@ subdir('rpc')
 subdir('access')
 subdir('cpu')
 
+subdir('vmx')
+
 subdir('admin')
diff --git a/src/vmx/Makefile.inc.am b/src/vmx/Makefile.inc.am
index 88df423fed..8912f6ee21 100644
--- a/src/vmx/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/vmx/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
 # vim: filetype=automake
 
-VMX_SOURCES = \
-	vmx/vmx.c \
-	vmx/vmx.h \
-	$(NULL)
-
-if WITH_VMX
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libvirt_vmx.la
-libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += libvirt_vmx.la
-libvirt_vmx_la_CFLAGS = \
-	-I$(srcdir)/conf \
-	$(AM_CFLAGS) \
-	$(NULL)
-libvirt_vmx_la_SOURCES = $(VMX_SOURCES)
-endif WITH_VMX
-
 if WITH_VMX
 USED_SYM_FILES += $(srcdir)/libvirt_vmx.syms
 else ! WITH_VMX
diff --git a/src/vmx/meson.build b/src/vmx/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b09225cab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vmx/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+vmx_sources = [
+  'vmx.c',
+]
+
+if conf.has('WITH_VMX')
+  vmx_lib = static_library(
+    'virt_vmx',
+    [
+      vmx_sources,
+    ],
+    dependencies: [
+      src_dep,
+    ],
+    include_directories: [
+      conf_inc_dir,
+    ],
+  )
+endif