diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index ab8a5e001f..704118c88c 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ subdir('locking')
 subdir('logging')
 subdir('network')
 subdir('node_device')
+subdir('nwfilter')
 subdir('security')
 
 subdir('bhyve')
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am b/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am
index 758370e1a7..ba07992027 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -2,20 +2,6 @@
 
 NWFILTER_XML_FILES = $(wildcard $(srcdir)/nwfilter/xml/*.xml)
 
-NWFILTER_DRIVER_SOURCES = \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.h \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_tech_driver.h \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_gentech_driver.c \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_gentech_driver.h \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.h \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_ebiptables_driver.c \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_ebiptables_driver.h \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_learnipaddr.c \
-	nwfilter/nwfilter_learnipaddr.h \
-	$(NULL)
-
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(NWFILTER_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 	$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(NWFILTER_DRIVER_SOURCES))
@@ -25,29 +11,12 @@ if WITH_NWFILTER
 nwfilterxmldir = $(sysconfdir)/libvirt/nwfilter
 nwfilterxml_DATA = $(NWFILTER_XML_FILES)
 
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libvirt_driver_nwfilter_impl.la
 libvirt_driver_nwfilter_la_SOURCES =
-libvirt_driver_nwfilter_la_LIBADD = libvirt_driver_nwfilter_impl.la
+libvirt_driver_nwfilter_la_LIBADD = \
+	libvirt_driver_nwfilter_impl.la \
+	libvirt.la
 mod_LTLIBRARIES += libvirt_driver_nwfilter.la
 libvirt_driver_nwfilter_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS_MOD_NOUNDEF)
-libvirt_driver_nwfilter_impl_la_CFLAGS = \
-	$(LIBPCAP_CFLAGS) \
-	$(LIBNL_CFLAGS) \
-	$(DBUS_CFLAGS) \
-	-I$(srcdir)/access \
-	-I$(builddir)/access \
-	-I$(srcdir)/conf \
-	$(AM_CFLAGS) \
-	$(NULL)
-libvirt_driver_nwfilter_impl_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
-libvirt_driver_nwfilter_impl_la_LIBADD = \
-	libvirt.la \
-	$(LIBPCAP_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBNL_LIBS) \
-	$(DBUS_LIBS) \
-	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
-	$(NULL)
-libvirt_driver_nwfilter_impl_la_SOURCES = $(NWFILTER_DRIVER_SOURCES)
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS += virtnwfilterd
 
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/meson.build b/src/nwfilter/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe792058b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nwfilter/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+nwfilter_driver_sources = [
+  'nwfilter_driver.c',
+  'nwfilter_gentech_driver.c',
+  'nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c',
+  'nwfilter_ebiptables_driver.c',
+  'nwfilter_learnipaddr.c',
+]
+
+if conf.has('WITH_NWFILTER')
+  nwfilter_driver_impl = static_library(
+    'virt_driver_nwfilter_impl',
+    [
+      nwfilter_driver_sources,
+    ],
+    dependencies: [
+      access_dep,
+      dbus_dep,
+      libnl_dep,
+      libpcap_dep,
+      src_dep,
+    ],
+    include_directories: [
+      conf_inc_dir,
+    ],
+  )
+endif