diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqos/meson.build b/tests/qtest/libqos/meson.build
index 113c80b4e4..32f028872c 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqos/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqos/meson.build
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ libqos_srcs = files(
         'sdhci.c',
         'tpci200.c',
         'virtio.c',
-        'virtio-9p.c',
-        'virtio-9p-client.c',
         'virtio-balloon.c',
         'virtio-blk.c',
         'vhost-user-blk.c',
@@ -62,6 +60,10 @@ libqos_srcs = files(
         'x86_64_pc-machine.c',
 )
 
+if have_virtfs
+  libqos_srcs += files('virtio-9p.c', 'virtio-9p-client.c')
+endif
+
 libqos = static_library('qos', libqos_srcs + genh,
                         name_suffix: 'fa',
                         build_by_default: false)