diff --git a/impl/meson.build b/impl/meson.build
index a5860fa1..b23e99a0 100644
--- a/impl/meson.build
+++ b/impl/meson.build
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ if meson.is_cross_build()
 		gnu_symbol_visibility: 'inlineshidden',
 		implicit_include_directories: false,
 		pic: true,
-		install: (not meson.is_subproject()),
+		install: false,
 		native: true,
 	)
 endif