diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
index a2c2f6d1de..c04dfe589c 100644
--- a/hw/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ devices-dirs-y += char/
 devices-dirs-y += cpu/
 devices-dirs-y += display/
 devices-dirs-y += dma/
-devices-dirs-y += gpio/
 endif
 
 common-obj-y += $(devices-dirs-y)
diff --git a/hw/gpio/Makefile.objs b/hw/gpio/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cfc261f9b..0000000000
--- a/hw/gpio/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_MAX7310) += max7310.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_PL061) += pl061.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_PUV3) += puv3_gpio.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ZAURUS) += zaurus.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_E500) += mpc8xxx.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_KEY) += gpio_key.o
-
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP) += omap_gpio.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_IMX) += imx_gpio.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_RASPI) += bcm2835_gpio.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_NRF51_SOC) += nrf51_gpio.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ASPEED_SOC) += aspeed_gpio.o
diff --git a/hw/gpio/meson.build b/hw/gpio/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bcdfa6b1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/gpio/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_E500', if_true: files('mpc8xxx.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_GPIO_KEY', if_true: files('gpio_key.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_MAX7310', if_true: files('max7310.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PL061', if_true: files('pl061.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PUV3', if_true: files('puv3_gpio.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ZAURUS', if_true: files('zaurus.c'))
+
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IMX', if_true: files('imx_gpio.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_NRF51_SOC', if_true: files('nrf51_gpio.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_OMAP', if_true: files('omap_gpio.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_RASPI', if_true: files('bcm2835_gpio.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ASPEED_SOC', if_true: files('aspeed_gpio.c'))
diff --git a/hw/meson.build b/hw/meson.build
index f9e5adfb48..52577c3205 100644
--- a/hw/meson.build
+++ b/hw/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 subdir('core')
+subdir('gpio')
 subdir('hyperv')
 subdir('i2c')
 subdir('ide')