diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xev_1.2.7.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xev_1.2.7.bb
index 6e866b8f8c1..2b90f701c1f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xev_1.2.7.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-app/xev_1.2.7.bb
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ DEPENDS += "libxrandr xorgproto"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "95167895924de58e34b1013b2b0c8476e90d0888c6c39e7ae9bc35e3a19dba04"
 
 SRC_URI_EXT = "xz"
+
+XORGBUILDCLASS = "meson"