diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/base/meson.build b/drivers/net/octeontx/base/meson.build
index a06a2c89c9..e1060fc4ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/base/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/base/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ sources = [
 depends = ['ethdev', 'mempool_octeontx']
 static_objs = []
 foreach d: depends
-	static_objs += [get_variable('static_rte_' + d)]
+	if not is_variable('shared_rte_' + d)
+		subdir_done()
+	endif
+	static_objs += get_variable('static_rte_' + d)
 endforeach
 
 c_args = cflags