diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 753cd94d94..9e37f8e2aa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -540,10 +540,12 @@ features += {'bsd-fstatfs': cc.has_function('fstatfs', prefix: '#include <sys/mo
 
 features += {'linux-fstatfs': cc.has_function('fstatfs', prefix: '#include <sys/vfs.h>')}
 
-fragments = join_paths(source_root, 'waftools', 'fragments')
-
+vector_attribute = '''int main() {
+float v __attribute__((vector_size(32)));
+}
+'''
 vector = get_option('vector').require(
-    cc.compiles(files(join_paths(fragments, 'vector.c')), name: 'vector check'),
+    cc.compiles(vector_attribute, name: 'vector check'),
     error_message: 'the compiler does not support gcc vectors!',
 )
 features += {'vector': vector.allowed()}
diff --git a/waftools/fragments/vector.c b/waftools/fragments/vector.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ec482547f7..0000000000
--- a/waftools/fragments/vector.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-    float v __attribute__((vector_size(32)));
-    return 0;
-}