diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 8fe484ec2..e7c99caee 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -955,7 +955,6 @@ libmutter = shared_library(libmutter_name,
 libmutter_dep = declare_dependency(
   link_with: libmutter,
   include_directories: mutter_includes,
-  sources: mutter_built_sources,
   dependencies: [
     libmutter_cogl_dep,
     libmutter_clutter_dep,