diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 91a0aa64c6..8c1271b884 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3481,7 +3481,7 @@ util_ss = util_ss.apply({})
 libqemuutil = static_library('qemuutil',
                              build_by_default: false,
                              sources: util_ss.sources() + stub_ss.sources() + genh,
-                             dependencies: [util_ss.dependencies(), libm, threads, glib, socket, malloc, pixman])
+                             dependencies: [util_ss.dependencies(), libm, threads, glib, socket, malloc])
 qemuutil = declare_dependency(link_with: libqemuutil,
                               sources: genh + version_res,
                               dependencies: [event_loop_base])