diff --git a/hw/s390x/meson.build b/hw/s390x/meson.build
index 91495b5631..327e9c93af 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/meson.build
+++ b/hw/s390x/meson.build
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ virtio_ss.add(files('virtio-ccw.c'))
 virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_BALLOON', if_true: files('virtio-ccw-balloon.c'))
 virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK', if_true: files('virtio-ccw-blk.c'))
 virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_CRYPTO', if_true: files('virtio-ccw-crypto.c'))
-virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_GPU', if_true: files('virtio-ccw-gpu.c'))
 virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_INPUT', if_true: files('virtio-ccw-input.c'))
 virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET', if_true: files('virtio-ccw-net.c'))
 virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_RNG', if_true: files('virtio-ccw-rng.c'))
@@ -48,3 +47,10 @@ virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VHOST_USER_FS', if_true: files('vhost-user-fs-ccw.c'
 s390x_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_CCW', if_true: virtio_ss)
 
 hw_arch += {'s390x': s390x_ss}
+
+hw_s390x_modules = {}
+virtio_gpu_ccw_ss = ss.source_set()
+virtio_gpu_ccw_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_VIRTIO_GPU', 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_CCW'],
+                      if_true: [files('virtio-ccw-gpu.c'), pixman])
+hw_s390x_modules += {'virtio-gpu-ccw': virtio_gpu_ccw_ss}
+modules += {'hw-s390x': hw_s390x_modules}
diff --git a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-gpu.c b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-gpu.c
index c301e2586b..75a9e4bb39 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-gpu.c
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_ccw_gpu = {
 
 static void virtio_ccw_gpu_register(void)
 {
-    type_register_static(&virtio_ccw_gpu);
+    if (have_virtio_ccw) {
+        type_register_static(&virtio_ccw_gpu);
+    }
 }
 
 type_init(virtio_ccw_gpu_register)
diff --git a/util/module.c b/util/module.c
index c65060c167..cbe89fede6 100644
--- a/util/module.c
+++ b/util/module.c
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ static struct {
     { "virtio-gpu-pci-base",   "hw-", "display-virtio-gpu-pci" },
     { "virtio-gpu-pci",        "hw-", "display-virtio-gpu-pci" },
     { "vhost-user-gpu-pci",    "hw-", "display-virtio-gpu-pci" },
+    { "virtio-gpu-ccw",        "hw-", "s390x-virtio-gpu-ccw"   },
     { "virtio-vga-base",       "hw-", "display-virtio-vga"    },
     { "virtio-vga",            "hw-", "display-virtio-vga"    },
     { "vhost-user-vga",        "hw-", "display-virtio-vga"    },