diff --git a/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am b/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am
index 15de3311c4..404a870d35 100644
--- a/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 # vim: filetype=automake
 
-STORAGE_FILE_FS_SOURCES = \
-	storage/storage_file_fs.h \
-	storage/storage_file_fs.c \
-	$(NULL)
-
 STORAGE_DRIVER_LVM_SOURCES = \
 	storage/storage_backend_logical.h \
 	storage/storage_backend_logical.c \
@@ -76,7 +71,6 @@ STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 
 storagebackend_LTLIBRARIES =
 
-storagefiledir = $(libdir)/libvirt/storage-file
 storagefile_LTLIBRARIES =
 
 if WITH_STORAGE
@@ -157,18 +151,6 @@ storage/test_virtstoraged.aug: remote/test_libvirtd.aug.in \
 		> $@ || rm -f $@
 
 
-libvirt_storage_file_fs_la_SOURCES = $(STORAGE_FILE_FS_SOURCES)
-libvirt_storage_file_fs_la_CFLAGS = \
-	-I$(srcdir)/conf \
-	$(AM_CFLAGS) \
-	$(NULL)
-
-storagefile_LTLIBRARIES += libvirt_storage_file_fs.la
-libvirt_storage_file_fs_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS_MOD)
-libvirt_storage_file_fs_la_LIBADD = \
-	libvirt.la \
-	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
-	$(NULL)
 endif WITH_STORAGE
 
 if WITH_STORAGE_LVM
diff --git a/src/storage/meson.build b/src/storage/meson.build
index cad3654135..a44bfaabac 100644
--- a/src/storage/meson.build
+++ b/src/storage/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ storage_backend_fs_sources = [
   'storage_backend_fs.c',
 ]
 
+stoarge_file_fs_sources = [
+  'storage_file_fs.c',
+]
+
 storage_backend_install_dir = libdir / 'libvirt' / 'storage-backend'
+storage_file_install_dir = libdir / 'libvirt' / 'storage-file'
 
 if conf.has('WITH_STORAGE')
   storage_driver_impl_lib = static_library(
@@ -48,4 +53,12 @@ if conf.has('WITH_STORAGE')
     ],
     'install_dir': storage_backend_install_dir,
   }
+
+  virt_modules += {
+    'name': 'virt_storage_file_fs',
+    'sources': [
+      files(stoarge_file_fs_sources),
+    ],
+    'install_dir': storage_file_install_dir,
+  }
 endif