diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c8e5fcad4d..b7bd7bf7c0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ meson_bin = find_program(meson_binpath, native: true)
 cdata.set('USE_ASSERT_CHECKING', get_option('cassert') ? 1 : false)
 cdata.set('USE_INJECTION_POINTS', get_option('injection_points') ? 1 : false)
 cdata.set('PERCONA_EXT', get_option('percona_ext') ? 1 : false)
+percona_ext = get_option('percona_ext')
 
 blocksize = get_option('blocksize').to_int() * 1024