diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index baa28d7d62..15ef4d3c41 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ else
 endif
 
 accelerator_targets = { 'CONFIG_KVM': kvm_targets }
+
+if cpu in ['aarch64']
+  accelerator_targets += {
+    'CONFIG_HVF': ['aarch64-softmmu']
+  }
+endif
+
 if cpu in ['x86', 'x86_64', 'arm', 'aarch64']
   # i386 emulator provides xenpv machine type for multiple architectures
   accelerator_targets += {
diff --git a/target/arm/hvf/meson.build b/target/arm/hvf/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..855e6cce5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/arm/hvf/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+arm_softmmu_ss.add(when: [hvf, 'CONFIG_HVF'], if_true: files(
+  'hvf.c',
+))
diff --git a/target/arm/meson.build b/target/arm/meson.build
index 25a02bf276..50f152214a 100644
--- a/target/arm/meson.build
+++ b/target/arm/meson.build
@@ -60,5 +60,7 @@ arm_softmmu_ss.add(files(
   'psci.c',
 ))
 
+subdir('hvf')
+
 target_arch += {'arm': arm_ss}
 target_softmmu_arch += {'arm': arm_softmmu_ss}