diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 351f9f4360..6e8fa4ab31 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3073,6 +3073,10 @@ common_all = static_library('common',
 
 feature_to_c = find_program('scripts/feature_to_c.sh')
 
+if targetos == 'darwin'
+  entitlement = find_program('scripts/entitlement.sh')
+endif
+
 emulators = {}
 foreach target : target_dirs
   config_target = config_target_mak[target]
@@ -3230,7 +3234,6 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
         install_input += meson.current_source_dir() / entitlements
       endif
 
-      entitlement = find_program('scripts/entitlement.sh')
       emulators += {exe['name'] : custom_target(exe['name'],
                    input: build_input,
                    output: exe['name'],