diff --git a/render/gles2/meson.build b/render/gles2/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4d62c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/render/gles2/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+wlr_files += files(
+	'pixel_format.c',
+	'renderer.c',
+	'shaders.c',
+	'texture.c',
+)
diff --git a/render/meson.build b/render/meson.build
index f8609ef8..f3e1cd26 100644
--- a/render/meson.build
+++ b/render/meson.build
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ wlr_files += files(
 	'egl.c',
 	'drm_format_set.c',
 	'gbm_allocator.c',
-	'gles2/pixel_format.c',
-	'gles2/renderer.c',
-	'gles2/shaders.c',
-	'gles2/texture.c',
 	'swapchain.c',
 	'wlr_renderer.c',
 	'wlr_texture.c',
 )
+
+subdir('gles2')