diff --git a/numpy/linalg/meson.build b/numpy/linalg/meson.build
index a753c6409918..285e22cd4c62 100644
--- a/numpy/linalg/meson.build
+++ b/numpy/linalg/meson.build
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ lapack_lite_sources = [
 # TODO: ILP64 support
 
 lapack_lite_module_src = ['lapack_litemodule.c']
+_umath_linalg_src = ['umath_linalg.cpp']
+
 if not have_lapack
   lapack_lite_module_src += lapack_lite_sources
+  _umath_linalg_src += lapack_lite_sources
+elif not is_windows
+  _umath_linalg_src += ['lapack_lite/python_xerbla.c']
 endif
 
 py.extension_module('lapack_lite',
@@ -24,11 +29,9 @@ py.extension_module('lapack_lite',
   subdir: 'numpy/linalg',
 )
 
-_umath_linalg_src = ['umath_linalg.cpp'] + lapack_lite_sources
-
 py.extension_module('_umath_linalg',
   _umath_linalg_src,
-  dependencies: np_core_dep,
+  dependencies: [np_core_dep, blas_dep, lapack_dep],
   link_with: npymath_lib,
   install: true,
   subdir: 'numpy/linalg',