diff --git a/glx/meson.build b/glx/meson.build
index 69d558e78..7f9e549f0 100644
--- a/glx/meson.build
+++ b/glx/meson.build
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ hdrs_vnd = [
     'vndserver.h',
 ]
 
-libglxvnd = ''
+libglxvnd = []
 if build_glx
     libglxvnd = static_library('libglxvnd',
     srcs_vnd,