diff --git a/tinywl/meson.build b/tinywl/meson.build
index 82d31d22f..e7271458b 100644
--- a/tinywl/meson.build
+++ b/tinywl/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 executable(
 	'tinywl',
-	['tinywl.c', protocols_client_header['xdg-shell']],
+	['tinywl.c', protocols_server_header['xdg-shell']],
 	dependencies: wlroots,
 )