diff --git a/gio/tests/gdbus-object-manager-example/meson.build b/gio/tests/gdbus-object-manager-example/meson.build
index 83b4fc06c..0a5e2f8a5 100644
--- a/gio/tests/gdbus-object-manager-example/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/gdbus-object-manager-example/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-gdbus_example_objectmanager_visibility_h = configure_file(
+gdbus_example_objectmanager_visibility_h = custom_target('gdbus-example-objectmanager-visibility',
   output: 'gdbus-example-objectmanager-visibility.h',
   command: [gen_visibility_macros, '2.0', 'visibility-macros',
             'GDBUS_OBJECT_MANAGER_EXAMPLE', '@OUTPUT@'],