diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index af4a6bcd97..d1ed96ea3f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ if get_option('libmpv')
     minor = client_h_define.split('|')[1].strip('() ')
     client_api_version = major + '.' + minor + '.0'
 
-    libmpv = library('mpv', sources, dependencies: dependencies, gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
+    libmpv = shared_library('mpv', sources, dependencies: dependencies, gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
                      version: client_api_version, include_directories: includedir, install: true)
     pkg = import('pkgconfig')
     pkg.generate(libmpv, version: client_api_version,