diff --git a/src/util/meson.build b/src/util/meson.build
index edb567a822c..0152a53126e 100644
--- a/src/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/util/meson.build
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ elif host_machine.cpu_family() in ['x86', 'x86_64'] and cc.get_id() != 'msvc'
     include_directories : [inc_util],
     c_args : [no_override_init_args, sse2_args],
     gnu_symbol_visibility : 'hidden',
+    build_by_default : false,
   )
   libmesa_util_links += [libmesa_util_clflush]
   if with_clflushopt