diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 8633e2b9fe..a68859d7c2 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ QEMU_CFLAGS+=-I$(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/$(TARGET_ABI_DIR) \
              -I$(SRC_PATH)/linux-user \
              -Ilinux-user/$(TARGET_ABI_DIR)
 
-obj-y += linux-user/
-obj-y += gdbstub.o thunk.o
-
 endif #CONFIG_LINUX_USER
 
 #########################################################
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f84dcac468..781861198d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1988,20 +1988,6 @@ fi
 # Remove old dependency files to make sure that they get properly regenerated
 rm -f */config-devices.mak.d
 
-# Remove syscall_nr.h to be sure they will be regenerated in the build
-# directory, not in the source directory
-for arch in alpha hppa m68k xtensa sh4 microblaze arm ppc s390x sparc sparc64 \
-    i386 x86_64 mips mips64 ; do
-    # remove the file if it has been generated in the source directory
-    rm -f "${source_path}/linux-user/${arch}/syscall_nr.h"
-    # remove the dependency files
-    for target in ${arch}*-linux-user ; do
-        test -d "${target}" && find "${target}" -type f -name "*.d" \
-             -exec grep -q "${source_path}/linux-user/${arch}/syscall_nr.h" {} \; \
-             -print | while read file ; do rm "${file}" "${file%.d}.o" ; done
-    done
-done
-
 if test -z "$python"
 then
     error_exit "Python not found. Use --python=/path/to/python"
@@ -7995,18 +7981,22 @@ gdb_xml_files=""
 TARGET_ARCH="$target_name"
 TARGET_BASE_ARCH=""
 TARGET_ABI_DIR=""
+TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI=""
+TARGET_SYSTBL=""
 
 case "$target_name" in
   i386)
     mttcg="yes"
 	gdb_xml_files="i386-32bit.xml"
     TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI=i386
+    TARGET_SYSTBL=syscall_32.tbl
   ;;
   x86_64)
     TARGET_BASE_ARCH=i386
     TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI=common,64
+    TARGET_SYSTBL=syscall_64.tbl
     mttcg="yes"
-	gdb_xml_files="i386-64bit.xml"
+    gdb_xml_files="i386-64bit.xml"
   ;;
   alpha)
     mttcg="yes"
@@ -8054,6 +8044,7 @@ case "$target_name" in
     TARGET_ARCH=mips
     echo "TARGET_ABI_MIPSO32=y" >> $config_target_mak
     TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI=o32
+    TARGET_SYSTBL=syscall_o32.tbl
   ;;
   mipsn32|mipsn32el)
     mttcg="yes"
@@ -8062,6 +8053,7 @@ case "$target_name" in
     echo "TARGET_ABI_MIPSN32=y" >> $config_target_mak
     echo "TARGET_ABI32=y" >> $config_target_mak
     TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI=n32
+    TARGET_SYSTBL=syscall_n32.tbl
   ;;
   mips64|mips64el)
     mttcg="no"
@@ -8069,6 +8061,7 @@ case "$target_name" in
     TARGET_BASE_ARCH=mips
     echo "TARGET_ABI_MIPSN64=y" >> $config_target_mak
     TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI=n64
+    TARGET_SYSTBL=syscall_n64.tbl
   ;;
   moxie)
   ;;
@@ -8167,6 +8160,9 @@ esac
 if [ "$TARGET_BASE_ARCH" = "" ]; then
   TARGET_BASE_ARCH=$TARGET_ARCH
 fi
+if [ "$TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI" != "" ] && [ "$TARGET_SYSTBL" = "" ]; then
+  TARGET_SYSTBL=syscall.tbl
+fi
 
 symlink "$source_path/Makefile.target" "$target_dir/Makefile"
 
@@ -8187,6 +8183,7 @@ if [ "$HOST_VARIANT_DIR" != "" ]; then
 fi
 if [ "$TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI" != "" ]; then
     echo "TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI=$TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI" >> $config_target_mak
+    echo "TARGET_SYSTBL=$TARGET_SYSTBL" >> $config_target_mak
 fi
 
 if supported_xen_target $target; then
diff --git a/linux-user/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1940910a73..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-obj-y = main.o syscall.o strace.o mmap.o signal.o \
-	elfload.o linuxload.o uaccess.o uname.o \
-	safe-syscall.o $(TARGET_ABI_DIR)/signal.o \
-        $(TARGET_ABI_DIR)/cpu_loop.o exit.o fd-trans.o
-
-obj-$(TARGET_HAS_BFLT) += flatload.o
-obj-$(TARGET_I386) += vm86.o
-obj-$(TARGET_AARCH64) += arm/semihost.o
-
-obj-$(TARGET_ALPHA) += alpha/
-obj-$(TARGET_ARM) += arm/
-obj-$(TARGET_HPPA) += hppa/
-obj-$(TARGET_I386) += i386/
-obj-$(TARGET_M68K) += m68k/
-obj-$(TARGET_MICROBLAZE) += microblaze/
-obj-$(TARGET_MIPS) += mips/
-obj-$(TARGET_MIPS64) += mips64/
-obj-$(TARGET_PPC) += ppc/
-obj-$(TARGET_PPC64) += ppc/
-obj-$(TARGET_S390X) += s390x/
-obj-$(TARGET_SH4) += sh4/
-obj-$(TARGET_SPARC) += sparc/
-obj-$(TARGET_SPARC64) += $(TARGET_ABI_DIR)/
-obj-$(TARGET_X86_64) += x86_64/
-obj-$(TARGET_XTENSA) += xtensa/
diff --git a/linux-user/alpha/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/alpha/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index d6397a70ab..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/alpha/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/alpha/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/alpha/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/alpha/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/alpha/meson.build b/linux-user/alpha/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3cd22d2c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/alpha/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'alpha': generator(sh,
+                     arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                     output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/arm/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/arm/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index c7eb94dcba..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/arm/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-obj-$(TARGET_ARM) += nwfpe/
-obj-$(TARGET_ARM) += semihost.o
-
-generated-files-y += linux-user/arm/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/arm/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/arm/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/arm/meson.build b/linux-user/arm/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..432984b58e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/arm/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+linux_user_ss.add(when: 'TARGET_AARCH64', if_true: files('semihost.c'))
+linux_user_ss.add(when: 'TARGET_ARM', if_true: files('semihost.c'))
+
+subdir('nwfpe')
+
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'arm': generator(sh,
+                   arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                   output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/arm/nwfpe/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/arm/nwfpe/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 51b0c32c2a..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/arm/nwfpe/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-obj-y = fpa11.o fpa11_cpdo.o fpa11_cpdt.o fpa11_cprt.o fpopcode.o
-obj-y += single_cpdo.o double_cpdo.o extended_cpdo.o
diff --git a/linux-user/arm/nwfpe/meson.build b/linux-user/arm/nwfpe/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c27e55f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/arm/nwfpe/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+linux_user_ss.add(when: 'TARGET_ARM', if_true: files(
+  'double_cpdo.c',
+  'extended_cpdo.c',
+  'fpa11.c',
+  'fpa11_cpdo.c',
+  'fpa11_cpdt.c',
+  'fpa11_cprt.c',
+  'fpopcode.c',
+  'single_cpdo.c',
+))
diff --git a/linux-user/hppa/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/hppa/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index f8368be6f3..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/hppa/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/hppa/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/hppa/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/hppa/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/hppa/meson.build b/linux-user/hppa/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4709508a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/hppa/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'hppa': generator(sh,
+                    arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                    output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/i386/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/i386/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index c25cf17bfb..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/i386/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/i386/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/i386/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/i386/syscall_32.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/i386/meson.build b/linux-user/i386/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee523019a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/i386/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'i386': generator(sh,
+                    arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                    output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/i386/syscall_nr.h b/linux-user/i386/syscall_nr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..976caab67f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/i386/syscall_nr.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "syscall_32_nr.h"
diff --git a/linux-user/m68k/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/m68k/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 961bd05c23..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/m68k/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/m68k/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/m68k/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/m68k/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/m68k/meson.build b/linux-user/m68k/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0f436fe50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/m68k/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'm68k': generator(sh,
+                    arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                    output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/meson.build b/linux-user/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b94e4ba24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+linux_user_ss.add(files(
+  'elfload.c',
+  'exit.c',
+  'fd-trans.c',
+  'linuxload.c',
+  'main.c',
+  'mmap.c',
+  'safe-syscall.S',
+  'signal.c',
+  'strace.c',
+  'syscall.c',
+  'uaccess.c',
+  'uname.c',
+))
+linux_user_ss.add(rt)
+
+linux_user_ss.add(when: 'TARGET_HAS_BFLT', if_true: files('flatload.c'))
+linux_user_ss.add(when: 'TARGET_I386', if_true: files('vm86.c'))
+
+
+syscall_nr_generators = {}
+
+subdir('alpha')
+subdir('arm')
+subdir('hppa')
+subdir('i386')
+subdir('m68k')
+subdir('microblaze')
+subdir('mips64')
+subdir('mips')
+subdir('ppc')
+subdir('s390x')
+subdir('sh4')
+subdir('sparc64')
+subdir('sparc')
+subdir('x86_64')
+subdir('xtensa')
diff --git a/linux-user/microblaze/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/microblaze/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index bb8b318dda..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/microblaze/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/microblaze/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/microblaze/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/microblaze/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/microblaze/meson.build b/linux-user/microblaze/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f749d89418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/microblaze/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'microblaze': generator(sh,
+                          arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                          output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/mips/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/mips/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9be4de07d9..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/mips/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/mips/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/mips/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/mips/syscall_o32.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI) "" 4000,"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/mips/meson.build b/linux-user/mips/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..262a35703b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/mips/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'mips': generator(sh,
+                    arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@',
+                                 '', '4000' ],
+                    output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/mips/syscall_nr.h b/linux-user/mips/syscall_nr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45d133c6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/mips/syscall_nr.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "syscall_o32_nr.h"
diff --git a/linux-user/mips64/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/mips64/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 573448f956..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/mips64/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/$(TARGET_ABI_DIR)/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/$(TARGET_ABI_DIR)/syscallhdr.sh
-
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),n32)
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/$(TARGET_ABI_DIR)/syscall_n32.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ n32 "" 6000,"GEN","$@")
-endif
-ifeq ($(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),n64)
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/$(TARGET_ABI_DIR)/syscall_n64.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ n64 "" 5000,"GEN","$@")
-endif
diff --git a/linux-user/mips64/meson.build b/linux-user/mips64/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0caab5fabd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/mips64/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'mips64': generator(sh,
+                      arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@',
+                                   '', 'TARGET_SYSCALL_OFFSET' ],
+                      output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/mips64/syscall_nr.h b/linux-user/mips64/syscall_nr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..672f2fa51c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/mips64/syscall_nr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifdef TARGET_ABI_MIPSN32
+#define TARGET_SYSCALL_OFFSET 6000
+#include "syscall_n32_nr.h"
+#else
+#define TARGET_SYSCALL_OFFSET 5000
+#include "syscall_n64_nr.h"
+#endif
diff --git a/linux-user/ppc/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/ppc/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index be92e67eb1..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/ppc/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/$(TARGET_ABI_DIR)/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/$(TARGET_ABI_DIR)/syscallhdr.sh
-
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/$(TARGET_ABI_DIR)/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/ppc/meson.build b/linux-user/ppc/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19fead7bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/ppc/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'ppc': generator(sh,
+                   arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                   output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/s390x/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/s390x/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index f30f1625cc..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/s390x/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/s390x/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/s390x/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/s390x/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/s390x/meson.build b/linux-user/s390x/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0781ccea1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/s390x/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  's390x': generator(sh,
+                     arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                     output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/sh4/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/sh4/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 83fc939570..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/sh4/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/sh4/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/sh4/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/sh4/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/sh4/meson.build b/linux-user/sh4/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bc3a6924a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/sh4/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'sh4': generator(sh,
+                   arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                   output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/sparc/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/sparc/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 29d3f066cb..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/sparc/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/sparc/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/sparc/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/sparc/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/sparc/meson.build b/linux-user/sparc/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51a9c7795c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/sparc/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'sparc': generator(sh,
+                     arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                     output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/sparc64/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/sparc64/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index afcd535bc4..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/sparc64/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/sparc64/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/sparc64/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/sparc/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/sparc64/meson.build b/linux-user/sparc64/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9527a40ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/sparc64/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'sparc64': generator(sh,
+                       arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                       output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/x86_64/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/x86_64/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cef1d48be..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/x86_64/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/x86_64/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/x86_64/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/x86_64/syscall_64.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/x86_64/meson.build b/linux-user/x86_64/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..203af9a60c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/x86_64/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'x86_64': generator(sh,
+                      arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                      output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/linux-user/x86_64/syscall_nr.h b/linux-user/x86_64/syscall_nr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..760302cb3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/x86_64/syscall_nr.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "syscall_64_nr.h"
diff --git a/linux-user/xtensa/Makefile.objs b/linux-user/xtensa/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index d4be1b7455..0000000000
--- a/linux-user/xtensa/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-generated-files-y += linux-user/xtensa/syscall_nr.h
-
-syshdr := $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/xtensa/syscallhdr.sh
-%/syscall_nr.h: $(SRC_PATH)/linux-user/xtensa/syscall.tbl $(syshdr)
-	$(call quiet-command, sh $(syshdr) $< $@ $(TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI),"GEN","$@")
diff --git a/linux-user/xtensa/meson.build b/linux-user/xtensa/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de77f3b66a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/xtensa/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+syscall_nr_generators += {
+  'xtensa': generator(sh,
+                      arguments: [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'syscallhdr.sh', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ],
+                      output: '@BASENAME@_nr.h')
+}
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index baf9b69e99..490f3d9c75 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -705,6 +705,10 @@ subdir('net')
 subdir('replay')
 subdir('hw')
 subdir('accel')
+subdir('linux-user')
+
+linux_user_ss.add(files('gdbstub.c', 'thunk.c'))
+specific_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_LINUX_USER', if_true: linux_user_ss)
 
 # needed for fuzzing binaries
 subdir('tests/qtest/libqos')
@@ -802,6 +806,7 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
 
     arch_srcs += config_devices_h[target]
   else
+    abi = config_target['TARGET_ABI_DIR']
     target_type='user'
     qemu_target_name = 'qemu-' + target_name
     if 'CONFIG_LINUX_USER' in config_target
@@ -812,8 +817,17 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
     endif
     target_inc += include_directories(
       base_dir,
-      base_dir / config_target['TARGET_ABI_DIR'],
+      base_dir / abi,
     )
+    if 'CONFIG_LINUX_USER' in config_target
+      dir = base_dir / abi
+      arch_srcs += files(dir / 'signal.c', dir / 'cpu_loop.c')
+      if config_target.has_key('TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI')
+        arch_srcs += \
+          syscall_nr_generators[abi].process(base_dir / abi / config_target['TARGET_SYSTBL'],
+                                             extra_args : config_target['TARGET_SYSTBL_ABI'])
+      endif
+    endif
   endif
 
   t = target_arch[arch].apply(config_target, strict: false)
