diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fed3f85..6e398a2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ if os_backend == 'linux'
     endif
     cdata.set10('HAVE_IDEVICE', true)
   endif
+
+  udevrulesdir = get_option('udevrulesdir')
+  if udevrulesdir == 'auto'
+    udev_dep = dependency('udev', required: true)
+    udevrulesdir = udev_dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'udev_dir') / 'rules.d'
+  endif
+
+  udevhwdbdir = get_option('udevhwdbdir')
+  if udevhwdbdir == 'auto'
+    udev_dep = dependency('udev', required: true)
+    udevhwdbdir = udev_dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'udev_dir') / 'hwdb.d'
+  endif
 endif
 
 historydir = get_option('historydir')
@@ -88,18 +100,6 @@ if historydir == ''
     historydir = get_option('prefix') / get_option('localstatedir') / 'lib' / 'upower'
 endif
 
-udevrulesdir = get_option('udevrulesdir')
-if udevrulesdir == 'auto'
-    udev_dep = dependency('udev', required: true)
-    udevrulesdir = udev_dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'udev_dir') / 'rules.d'
-endif
-
-udevhwdbdir = get_option('udevhwdbdir')
-if udevhwdbdir == 'auto'
-    udev_dep = dependency('udev', required: true)
-    udevhwdbdir = udev_dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'udev_dir') / 'hwdb.d'
-endif
-
 dbusdir = get_option('datadir') / 'dbus-1'
 systemdsystemunitdir = get_option('systemdsystemunitdir')
 if systemdsystemunitdir == ''
diff --git a/rules/meson.build b/rules/meson.build
index 63c344c..b780bb2 100644
--- a/rules/meson.build
+++ b/rules/meson.build
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ hwdb = [
     '95-upower-hid.hwdb',
 ]
 
-install_data(
-    rules,
-    install_dir: udevrulesdir,
-)
+if os_backend == 'linux'
+    install_data(
+        rules,
+        install_dir: udevrulesdir,
+    )
 
-install_data(
-    hwdb,
-    install_dir: udevhwdbdir,
-)
+    install_data(
+        hwdb,
+        install_dir: udevhwdbdir,
+    )
+endif