diff --git a/hw/core/meson.build b/hw/core/meson.build
index fc91f98075..4a744f3b5e 100644
--- a/hw/core/meson.build
+++ b/hw/core/meson.build
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ hwcore_files = files(
   'qdev-clock.c',
 )
 
-libhwcore = static_library('hwcore', sources: hwcore_files + genh,
-                           name_suffix: 'fa',
-                           build_by_default: false)
-hwcore = declare_dependency(link_whole: libhwcore)
-common_ss.add(hwcore)
-
 common_ss.add(files('cpu.c'))
 common_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_FITLOADER', if_true: files('loader-fit.c'))
 common_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_GENERIC_LOADER', if_true: files('generic-loader.c'))
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index adcfb494a8..6c760b4163 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1469,6 +1469,12 @@ libqmp = static_library('qmp', qmp_ss.sources() + genh,
 
 qmp = declare_dependency(link_whole: [libqmp])
 
+libhwcore = static_library('hwcore', sources: hwcore_files + genh,
+                           name_suffix: 'fa',
+                           build_by_default: false)
+hwcore = declare_dependency(link_whole: libhwcore)
+common_ss.add(hwcore)
+
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