--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-host = host_machine.system()
+host = 'linux'
 _pci_access_host_files = []
 if host == 'linux'
   _pci_access_host_files += ['linux_sysfs.c', 'linux_devmem.c', 'common_vgaarb.c']