diff --git a/src/backend/storage/page/meson.build b/src/backend/storage/page/meson.build
index 2160a3732b1..c8e70b345ac 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/page/meson.build
+++ b/src/backend/storage/page/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022-2023, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 
+checksum_backend_lib = static_library('checksum_backend_lib',
+  'checksum.c',
+  dependencies: backend_build_deps,
+  kwargs: internal_lib_args,
+  c_args: vectorize_cflags + unroll_loops_cflags,
+)
+
+backend_link_with += checksum_backend_lib
+
 backend_sources += files(
   'bufpage.c',
-  'checksum.c',
   'itemptr.c',
 )