diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 1ca0e76cf..6c1c1dcd4 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -199,9 +199,7 @@ conf_data.set('UNIXCONN', host_machine.system() != 'windows' ? '1' : false)
 conf_data.set('IPv6', build_ipv6 ? '1' : false)
 
 conf_data.set('BIGREQS', '1')
-if build_composite
-    conf_data.set('COMPOSITE', '1')
-endif
+conf_data.set('COMPOSITE', '1')
 conf_data.set('DAMAGE', '1')
 conf_data.set('DBE', '1')
 conf_data.set('DGA', build_dga ? '1' : false)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index dc77b85a3..fd85ad86a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -276,10 +276,8 @@ else
     build_xquartz = get_option('xquartz') == 'true'
 endif
 
-build_composite = true
 build_rootless = false
 if build_xquartz
-    build_composite = false
     build_rootless = true
 endif
 
@@ -770,9 +768,7 @@ subdir('fb')
 subdir('mi')
 subdir('os')
 # X extensions
-if build_composite
-    subdir('composite')
-endif
+subdir('composite')
 subdir('damageext')
 subdir('dbe')
 subdir('miext/damage')
@@ -806,6 +802,7 @@ libxserver = [
     libxserver_mi,
     libxserver_dix,
 
+    libxserver_composite,
     libxserver_damageext,
     libxserver_dbe,
     libxserver_randr,
@@ -822,10 +819,6 @@ libxserver = [
     libxserver_os,
 ]
 
-if build_composite
-    libxserver += libxserver_composite
-endif
-
 libxserver += libxserver_dri3
 
 subdir('hw')