diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/meson.build b/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
index e77a8579a4..37a38265ad 100644
--- a/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ libgtkreftestprivate = shared_library('gtkreftestprivate',
   'reftest-compare.c', 'reftest-module.c', 'reftest-snapshot.c',
   dependencies : libgtk_dep)
 
-libreftest = shared_module('reftest',
+libreftest = shared_library('reftest',
   [ 'expand-expander.c',
     'frame-inhibitor.c',
     'letter-spacing.c',