diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
index 76d9305959..80b104168a 100644
--- a/hw/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_HYPERV) += hyperv/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_I2C) += i2c/
 devices-dirs-y += ide/
 devices-dirs-y += input/
-devices-dirs-y += intc/
 endif
 
 common-obj-y += $(devices-dirs-y)
diff --git a/hw/intc/Makefile.objs b/hw/intc/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ac2b40fbb..0000000000
--- a/hw/intc/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_HEATHROW_PIC) += heathrow_pic.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_I8259) += i8259_common.o i8259.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_PL190) += pl190.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_PUV3) += puv3_intc.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX) += xilinx_intc.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU) += xlnx-pmu-iomod-intc.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_XLNX_ZYNQMP) += xlnx-zynqmp-ipi.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ETRAXFS) += etraxfs_pic.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_IMX) += imx_avic.o imx_gpcv2.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_LM32) += lm32_pic.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_REALVIEW) += realview_gic.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_SLAVIO) += slavio_intctl.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_IOAPIC) += ioapic_common.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC) += arm_gic_common.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC) += arm_gic.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC) += arm_gicv2m.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC) += arm_gicv3_common.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC) += arm_gicv3.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC) += arm_gicv3_dist.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC) += arm_gicv3_redist.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC) += arm_gicv3_its_common.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_OPENPIC) += openpic.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_RX_ICU) += rx_icu.o
-common-obj-y += intc.o
-
-obj-$(CONFIG_APIC) += apic.o apic_common.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC_KVM) += arm_gic_kvm.o
-obj-$(call land,$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC_KVM),$(TARGET_AARCH64)) += arm_gicv3_kvm.o
-obj-$(call land,$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC_KVM),$(TARGET_AARCH64)) += arm_gicv3_its_kvm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_V7M) += armv7m_nvic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_EXYNOS4) += exynos4210_gic.o exynos4210_combiner.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_GRLIB) += grlib_irqmp.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_IOAPIC) += ioapic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP) += omap_intc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_OPENPIC_KVM) += openpic_kvm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_RASPI) += bcm2835_ic.o bcm2836_control.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SH4) += sh_intc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_XICS) += xics.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_XICS_SPAPR) += xics_spapr.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_XICS_KVM) += xics_kvm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_XIVE) += xive.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_XIVE_SPAPR) += spapr_xive.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_XIVE_KVM) += spapr_xive_kvm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_POWERNV) += xics_pnv.o pnv_xive.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ALLWINNER_A10_PIC) += allwinner-a10-pic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_S390_FLIC) += s390_flic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_S390_FLIC_KVM) += s390_flic_kvm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ASPEED_SOC) += aspeed_vic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GIC) += arm_gicv3_cpuif.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_CPS) += mips_gic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NIOS2) += nios2_iic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_OMPIC) += ompic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_IBEX) += ibex_plic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_LOONGSON_LIOINTC) += loongson_liointc.o
diff --git a/hw/intc/meson.build b/hw/intc/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c16f7f036e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/intc/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+softmmu_ss.add(files('intc.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ARM_GIC', if_true: files(
+  'arm_gic.c',
+  'arm_gic_common.c',
+  'arm_gicv2m.c',
+  'arm_gicv3.c',
+  'arm_gicv3_common.c',
+  'arm_gicv3_dist.c',
+  'arm_gicv3_its_common.c',
+  'arm_gicv3_redist.c',
+))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ETRAXFS', if_true: files('etraxfs_pic.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HEATHROW_PIC', if_true: files('heathrow_pic.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_I8259', if_true: files('i8259_common.c', 'i8259.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IMX', if_true: files('imx_avic.c', 'imx_gpcv2.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IOAPIC', if_true: files('ioapic_common.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_LM32', if_true: files('lm32_pic.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_OPENPIC', if_true: files('openpic.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PL190', if_true: files('pl190.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PUV3', if_true: files('puv3_intc.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_REALVIEW', if_true: files('realview_gic.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SLAVIO', if_true: files('slavio_intctl.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XILINX', if_true: files('xilinx_intc.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XLNX_ZYNQMP', if_true: files('xlnx-zynqmp-ipi.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XLNX_ZYNQMP_PMU', if_true: files('xlnx-pmu-iomod-intc.c'))
+
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ALLWINNER_A10_PIC', if_true: files('allwinner-a10-pic.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_APIC', if_true: files('apic.c', 'apic_common.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ARM_GIC', if_true: files('arm_gicv3_cpuif.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ARM_GIC_KVM', if_true: files('arm_gic_kvm.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_ARM_GIC_KVM', 'TARGET_AARCH64'], if_true: files('arm_gicv3_kvm.c', 'arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ARM_V7M', if_true: files('armv7m_nvic.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ASPEED_SOC', if_true: files('aspeed_vic.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_EXYNOS4', if_true: files('exynos4210_gic.c', 'exynos4210_combiner.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_GRLIB', if_true: files('grlib_irqmp.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IBEX', if_true: files('ibex_plic.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IOAPIC', if_true: files('ioapic.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_LOONGSON_LIOINTC', if_true: files('loongson_liointc.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_MIPS_CPS', if_true: files('mips_gic.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_NIOS2', if_true: files('nios2_iic.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_OMAP', if_true: files('omap_intc.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_OMPIC', if_true: files('ompic.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_OPENPIC_KVM', if_true: files('openpic_kvm.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_POWERNV', if_true: files('xics_pnv.c', 'pnv_xive.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_RASPI', if_true: files('bcm2835_ic.c', 'bcm2836_control.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_RX_ICU', if_true: files('rx_icu.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_S390_FLIC', if_true: files('s390_flic.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_S390_FLIC_KVM', if_true: files('s390_flic_kvm.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SH4', if_true: files('sh_intc.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XICS', if_true: files('xics.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XICS_KVM', if_true: files('xics_kvm.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XICS_SPAPR', if_true: files('xics_spapr.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XIVE', if_true: files('xive.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XIVE_KVM', if_true: files('spapr_xive_kvm.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XIVE_SPAPR', if_true: files('spapr_xive.c'))
diff --git a/hw/meson.build b/hw/meson.build
index ec4bb48a0f..986e710287 100644
--- a/hw/meson.build
+++ b/hw/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 subdir('core')
+subdir('intc')
 subdir('ipack')
 subdir('ipmi')
 subdir('isa')