diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
index bdf8bdf256..6a7ca0fcfe 100644
--- a/hw/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ devices-dirs-y += virtio/
 devices-dirs-y += watchdog/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_MEM_DEVICE) += mem/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_NUBUS) += nubus/
-devices-dirs-y += semihosting/
 devices-dirs-y += smbios/
 endif
 
diff --git a/hw/meson.build b/hw/meson.build
index fe7c466460..66a2f6cddd 100644
--- a/hw/meson.build
+++ b/hw/meson.build
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 subdir('core')
+subdir('semihosting')
 subdir('xen')
diff --git a/hw/semihosting/Makefile.objs b/hw/semihosting/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ad47c05c0..0000000000
--- a/hw/semihosting/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_SEMIHOSTING) += config.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SEMIHOSTING) += console.o
diff --git a/hw/semihosting/meson.build b/hw/semihosting/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f40ac574c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/semihosting/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SEMIHOSTING', if_true: files(
+  'config.c',
+  'console.c',
+))