diff --git a/src/util/meson.build b/src/util/meson.build
index 3f1aa152152c7..2ae5156f9a841 100644
--- a/src/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/util/meson.build
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ files_mesa_util = files(
 
 files_drirc = files('00-mesa-defaults.conf')
 
-install_data(files_drirc, install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'drirc.d'))
-
 if with_tests
   prog_xmllint = find_program('xmllint', required : false, native : true)
   if prog_xmllint.found()
@@ -295,6 +293,11 @@ if opt_xmlconfig.enabled() and not supports_xmlconfig
 endif
 use_xmlconfig = supports_xmlconfig and not opt_xmlconfig.disabled()
 
+# Only install the drirc file if we build with support for parsing drirc files
+if use_xmlconfig
+   install_data(files_drirc, install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'drirc.d'))
+endif
+
 xmlconfig_deps = []
 if use_xmlconfig
   xmlconfig_deps += dep_expat