diff --git a/common-user/meson.build b/common-user/meson.build
index 26212dda5c..ac9de5b9e3 100644
--- a/common-user/meson.build
+++ b/common-user/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+if not have_user
+   subdir_done()
+endif
+
 common_user_inc += include_directories('host/' / host_arch)
 
 user_ss.add(files(