diff --git a/src/vulkan/util/meson.build b/src/vulkan/util/meson.build
index 8b51d076b46..1a3723990bc 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/vulkan/util/meson.build
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ idep_vulkan_util_headers = declare_dependency(
   include_directories : include_directories('.')
 )
 
-if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
+# This is likely a bug in the Meson VS backend, as MSVC with ninja works fine.
+# See this discussion here:
+# https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/10506 
+if get_option('backend').startswith('vs')
   idep_vulkan_util = declare_dependency(
     link_with : libvulkan_util,
     dependencies : idep_vulkan_util_headers