diff --git a/accel/qtest/meson.build b/accel/qtest/meson.build
index a2f3276459..4c65600293 100644
--- a/accel/qtest/meson.build
+++ b/accel/qtest/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
-qtest_ss = ss.source_set()
-qtest_ss.add(files(
-  'qtest.c',
-))
-
-specific_ss.add_all(when: ['CONFIG_SOFTMMU', 'CONFIG_POSIX'], if_true: qtest_ss)
+qtest_module_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_SOFTMMU', 'CONFIG_POSIX'],
+                    if_true: files('qtest.c'))
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7babef4de4..c943e44975 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2000,6 +2000,9 @@ trace_ss = ss.source_set()
 user_ss = ss.source_set()
 util_ss = ss.source_set()
 
+# accel modules
+qtest_module_ss = ss.source_set()
+
 modules = {}
 target_modules = {}
 hw_arch = {}
@@ -2238,6 +2241,9 @@ specific_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_LINUX_USER', if_true: linux_user_ss)
 subdir('tests/qtest/libqos')
 subdir('tests/qtest/fuzz')
 
+# accel modules
+target_modules += { 'accel' : { 'qtest': qtest_module_ss }}
+
 ########################
 # Library dependencies #
 ########################