diff --git a/crypto/meson.build b/crypto/meson.build
index f6f5ce1ecd..7f37b5d335 100644
--- a/crypto/meson.build
+++ b/crypto/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-crypto_ss = ss.source_set()
 crypto_ss.add(genh)
 crypto_ss.add(files(
   'afsplit.c',
@@ -52,15 +51,6 @@ if 'CONFIG_GNUTLS' in config_host
 endif
 
 
-crypto_ss = crypto_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
-libcrypto = static_library('crypto', crypto_ss.sources() + genh,
-                           dependencies: [crypto_ss.dependencies()],
-                           name_suffix: 'fa',
-                           build_by_default: false)
-
-crypto = declare_dependency(link_whole: libcrypto,
-                            dependencies: [authz, qom])
-
 util_ss.add(files('aes.c'))
 util_ss.add(files('init.c'))
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 28f31e6022..9c199195bf 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ block_ss = ss.source_set()
 bsd_user_ss = ss.source_set()
 chardev_ss = ss.source_set()
 common_ss = ss.source_set()
+crypto_ss = ss.source_set()
 io_ss = ss.source_set()
 linux_user_ss = ss.source_set()
 qmp_ss = ss.source_set()
@@ -1452,6 +1453,15 @@ qemu_syms = custom_target('qemu.syms', output: 'qemu.syms',
 # Library dependencies #
 ########################
 
+crypto_ss = crypto_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
+libcrypto = static_library('crypto', crypto_ss.sources() + genh,
+                           dependencies: [crypto_ss.dependencies()],
+                           name_suffix: 'fa',
+                           build_by_default: false)
+
+crypto = declare_dependency(link_whole: libcrypto,
+                            dependencies: [authz, qom])
+
 io_ss = io_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
 libio = static_library('io', io_ss.sources() + genh,
                        dependencies: [io_ss.dependencies()],