diff --git a/src/lib/edje/meson.build b/src/lib/edje/meson.build
index 549553fd67..2c3d7717fe 100644
--- a/src/lib/edje/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/edje/meson.build
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ foreach eo_file : priv_eo_files
     depfile : eo_file + '.d',
     command : eolian_gen + [ '-I', meson.current_source_dir(), eolian_include_directories,
                            '-o', 'h:' + join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), eo_file + '.h'),
+                           '-o', 'c:' + join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), eo_file + '.c'),
                            '-o', 'd:' + join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), eo_file + '.d'),
                            '-gchd', '@INPUT@'])
 endforeach