diff --git a/src/initrd/meson.build b/src/initrd/meson.build
index 3495454eaf..09036f27c4 100644
--- a/src/initrd/meson.build
+++ b/src/initrd/meson.build
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@ libnmi_core = static_library(
 
 name = 'nm-initrd-generator'
 
+links = [
+  libnetwork_manager_base,
+  libnmi_core,
+]
+
 executable(
   name,
   name + '.c',
   dependencies: daemon_nm_default_dep,
   c_args: daemon_c_flags,
-  link_with: [libnetwork_manager_base, libnmi_core],
+  link_with: links,
   link_args: ldflags_linker_script_binary,
   link_depends: linker_script_binary,
   install: true,