diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 3a8b060b3a..70cf09d8bd 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -95,3 +95,5 @@ subdir('cpu')
 subdir('vmx')
 
 subdir('admin')
+
+subdir('vmware')
diff --git a/src/vmware/Makefile.inc.am b/src/vmware/Makefile.inc.am
index 3caa6340da..125e030461 100644
--- a/src/vmware/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/vmware/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -1,25 +1,5 @@
 # vim: filetype=automake
 
-VMWARE_DRIVER_SOURCES = \
-	vmware/vmware_driver.c \
-	vmware/vmware_driver.h \
-	vmware/vmware_conf.c \
-	vmware/vmware_conf.h \
-	$(NULL)
-
-DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(VMWARE_DRIVER_SOURCES))
-
-if WITH_VMWARE
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libvirt_driver_vmware.la
-libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += libvirt_driver_vmware.la
-libvirt_driver_vmware_la_CFLAGS = \
-	-I$(srcdir)/conf \
-	-I$(srcdir)/vmx \
-	$(AM_CFLAGS) \
-	$(NULL)
-libvirt_driver_vmware_la_SOURCES = $(VMWARE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
-endif WITH_VMWARE
-
 if WITH_VMWARE
 USED_SYM_FILES += $(srcdir)/libvirt_vmware.syms
 else ! WITH_VMWARE
diff --git a/src/vmware/meson.build b/src/vmware/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..285cc5eb9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vmware/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+vmware_sources = [
+  'vmware_conf.c',
+  'vmware_driver.c',
+]
+
+if conf.has('WITH_VMWARE')
+  vmware_lib = static_library(
+    'virt_vmware',
+    vmware_sources,
+    dependencies: [
+      src_dep,
+    ],
+    include_directories: [
+      conf_inc_dir,
+      vmx_inc_dir,
+    ],
+  )
+endif
diff --git a/src/vmx/meson.build b/src/vmx/meson.build
index b09225cab6..8bed1fac9f 100644
--- a/src/vmx/meson.build
+++ b/src/vmx/meson.build
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ if conf.has('WITH_VMX')
     ],
   )
 endif
+
+vmx_inc_dir = include_directories('.')