diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5ad2024c1..a1e98ab71 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -380,12 +380,6 @@ if compiler.has_header('execinfo.h')
     conf_data.set('HAVE_EXECINFO_H', 1)
 endif
 
-if conf_data.get('CONFIG_BACKTRACE') and conf_data.get('HAVE_EXECINFO_H')
-    execinfodeps = compiler.find_library('execinfo', static: st, required: false)
-    if execinfodeps.found()
-        deps += execinfodeps
-    endif
-endif
 
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_OS_WIN32') and compiler.has_header('windows.h')
     conf_data.set('HAVE_WINDOWS_H', 1)
@@ -401,6 +395,13 @@ endif
 
 st = get_option('static')
 
+if conf_data.get('CONFIG_BACKTRACE') and conf_data.get('HAVE_EXECINFO_H') == 1
+    execinfodeps = compiler.find_library('execinfo', static: st, required: false)
+    if execinfodeps.found()
+        deps += execinfodeps
+    endif
+endif
+
 deps = []
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_GZIP')
     zdeps = dependency('zlib', static: st, required: false)