diff --git a/src/udev/meson.build b/src/udev/meson.build
index 665cb83fb8c..5d1d75e749b 100644
--- a/src/udev/meson.build
+++ b/src/udev/meson.build
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ install_libudev_static = static_library(
 
 libudev = shared_library(
         'udev',
-        'udev.h', # pick a header file at random to work around old meson bug
+        disable_mempool_c,
         version : libudev_version,
         include_directories : includes,
         link_args : ['-shared',