diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 2cfb1352..db74c2af 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ foreach s : ['overlay.frag', 'overlay.vert']
 endforeach
 
 vklayer_files = files(
-  'readlink.c',
   'overlay.cpp',
   'overlay_params.cpp',
   'font_unispace.c',