diff --git a/dpdk/kernel/linux/igb_uio/meson.build b/dpdk/kernel/linux/igb_uio/meson.build
index f6e04d585..b52a5ae66 100644
--- a/dpdk/kernel/linux/igb_uio/meson.build
+++ b/dpdk/kernel/linux/igb_uio/meson.build
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
 
+# Copy source files to build directory
+src_files = ['igb_uio.c', 'Kbuild', 'compat.h']
+foreach src : src_files
+    configure_file(
+        input: src,
+        output: src,
+        copy: true,
+    )
+endforeach
+
 mkfile = custom_target('igb_uio_makefile',
         output: 'Makefile',
         command: ['touch', '@OUTPUT@'])
 
 custom_target('igb_uio',
-        input: ['igb_uio.c', 'Kbuild'],
+        input: src_files,  # Now using the copied files in build dir
         output: 'igb_uio.ko',
         command: ['make', '-C', kernel_build_dir,
                 'M=' + meson.current_build_dir(),