diff --git a/hw/hyperv/meson.build b/hw/hyperv/meson.build
index a9f2045a9af2..5acd709bdd5e 100644
--- a/hw/hyperv/meson.build
+++ b/hw/hyperv/meson.build
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HYPERV', if_true: files('hyperv.c'))
 specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HYPERV_TESTDEV', if_true: files('hyperv_testdev.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VMBUS', if_true: files('vmbus.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SYNDBG', if_true: files('syndbg.c'))
-specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HV_BALLOON', if_true: files('hv-balloon.c', 'hv-balloon-page_range_tree.c', 'hv-balloon-our_range_memslots.c'))
+system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HV_BALLOON', if_true: files('hv-balloon.c', 'hv-balloon-page_range_tree.c', 'hv-balloon-our_range_memslots.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HV_BALLOON', if_false: files('hv-balloon-stub.c'))