diff --git a/pandas/_libs/meson.build b/pandas/_libs/meson.build
index f37214ab55a030..c27386743c6e9e 100644
--- a/pandas/_libs/meson.build
+++ b/pandas/_libs/meson.build
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ libs_sources = {
     # Dict of extension name -> dict of {sources, include_dirs, and deps}
     # numpy include dir is implicitly included
     'algos': {'sources': ['algos.pyx', _algos_common_helper, _algos_take_helper], 'deps': _khash_primitive_helper_dep},
-    'arrays': {'sources': ['arrays.pyx'], 'deps': _khash_primitive_helper_dep},
+    'arrays': {'sources': ['arrays.pyx']},
     'groupby': {'sources': ['groupby.pyx']},
     'hashing': {'sources': ['hashing.pyx']},
     'hashtable': {'sources': ['hashtable.pyx', _hashtable_class_helper, _hashtable_func_helper], 'deps': _khash_primitive_helper_dep},