diff -ruN qemu-9999.orig/meson.build qemu-9999/meson.build
--- qemu-9999.orig/meson.build	2023-03-12 01:17:38.273756012 +0100
+++ qemu-9999/meson.build	2023-03-12 01:18:44.854716789 +0100
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@
 
 if get_option('xkbcommon').auto() and not have_system and not have_tools
   xkbcommon = not_found
+elif get_option('xkbcommon').disabled()
+  xkbcommon = not_found
 else
   xkbcommon = dependency('xkbcommon', required: get_option('xkbcommon'),
                          method: 'pkg-config', kwargs: static_kwargs)
diff -ruN qemu-9999.orig/pc-bios/keymaps/meson.build qemu-9999/pc-bios/keymaps/meson.build
--- qemu-9999.orig/pc-bios/keymaps/meson.build	2023-03-12 01:17:38.321756706 +0100
+++ qemu-9999/pc-bios/keymaps/meson.build	2023-03-12 01:20:22.015111600 +0100
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
   'tr': '-l tr',
 }
 
-if meson.is_cross_build() or not xkbcommon.found()
+if meson.is_cross_build()
   native_qemu_keymap = find_program('qemu-keymap', required: false, disabler: true)
+elif get_option('xkbcommon').disabled()
+  native_qemu_keymap = not_found
 else
   native_qemu_keymap = qemu_keymap
 endif