diff --git a/ui/meson.build b/ui/meson.build
index 6b0bd6cf3c..47d7540b6e 100644
--- a/ui/meson.build
+++ b/ui/meson.build
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ xemu_ss.add(files(
 
 subdir('xui')
 
-if 'CONFIG_DARWIN' in config_host
-xemu_cocoa = dependency('appleframeworks', modules: 'Cocoa')
-xemu_ss.add(xemu_cocoa)
+if host_os == 'darwin'
+  xemu_cocoa = dependency('appleframeworks', modules: 'Cocoa')
+  xemu_ss.add(xemu_cocoa)
 endif
 
 if host_os == 'linux'