diff --git a/hw/xfree86/dixmods/meson.build b/hw/xfree86/dixmods/meson.build
index ffaf3ef86..06ca56862 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/dixmods/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xfree86/dixmods/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-shared_module(
+fb = shared_module(
     'fb',
     'fbmodule.c',
 
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ shared_module(
     c_args: xorg_c_args,
     dependencies: common_dep,
     link_whole: libxserver_miext_shadow,
+    link_with: fb,
 
     install: true,
     install_dir: module_dir,