diff --git a/plugins/uefi-capsule/meson.build b/plugins/uefi-capsule/meson.build
index 675df4306..3b44444c7 100644
--- a/plugins/uefi-capsule/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/uefi-capsule/meson.build
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ shared_module('fu_plugin_uefi_capsule',
 if get_option('compat_cli')
 fwupdate = executable(
   'fwupdate',
-  resources_src,
   fu_hash,
   sources: [
     'fu-uefi-tool.c',