diff --git a/src/target/meson.build b/src/target/meson.build
index 8cc07cf5b65..06a80201c34 100644
--- a/src/target/meson.build
+++ b/src/target/meson.build
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ target_stm = declare_dependency(
 	dependencies: [target_cortexm, target_stm_common, target_stm32f1],
 )
 
+target_gd32 = declare_dependency(
+	dependencies: target_stm32f1,
+	compile_args: ['-DCONFIG_GD32=1'],
+)
+
 target_mm32 = declare_dependency(
 	dependencies: target_stm32f1,
 	compile_args: ['-DCONFIG_MM32=1'],
@@ -367,6 +372,7 @@ libbmd_target_deps = [
 	target_ch32,
 	target_ch579,
 	target_efm,
+	target_gd32,
 	target_hc32,
 	target_lpc,
 	target_mm32,
diff --git a/src/target/stm32f1.c b/src/target/stm32f1.c
index e7db59667f6..f285ca0bb87 100644
--- a/src/target/stm32f1.c
+++ b/src/target/stm32f1.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ static bool stm32f1_configure_dbgmcu(target_s *const target, const target_addr32
 	return true;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GD32
 /* Identify GD32F1, GD32F2, GD32F3, GD32E230 and GD32E5 chips */
 bool gd32f1_probe(target_s *target)
 {
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ static void gd32vf1_detach(target_s *const target)
 	riscv_detach(target);
 }
 #endif
+#endif
 
 static bool at32f40_is_dual_bank(const uint16_t part_id)
 {