diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/meson.build b/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/meson.build
index d600d92aa1..16349c34f1 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/meson.build
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@ if get_option('buildtype').contains('debug')
 else
 	cflags += [ '-UPEDANTIC' ]
 endif
+
+# Generate an empty mlx5_autoconf.h file for compatibility with Linux
+config = configuration_data()
+configure_file(output : 'mlx5_autoconf.h', configuration : config)