diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 52d879b197..7acaf49040 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -693,6 +693,21 @@ meson_option_build_array() {
   printf ']\n'
 }
 
+meson_option_build_array() {
+  printf '['
+  (if test "$targetos" == windows; then
+    IFS=\;
+  else
+    IFS=:
+  fi
+  for e in $1; do
+    e=${e/'\'/'\\'}
+    e=${e/\"/'\"'}
+    printf '"""%s""",' "$e"
+  done)
+  printf ']\n'
+}
+
 . $source_path/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
 
 meson_options=
diff --git a/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh b/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
index f7abdeffee..1eb32c182a 100644
--- a/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
+++ b/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ meson_options_help() {
   printf "%s\n" '  vhost-user      vhost-user backend support'
   printf "%s\n" '  vhost-user-blk-server'
   printf "%s\n" '                  build vhost-user-blk server'
+  printf "%s\n" '  vduse-blk-export'
+  printf "%s\n" '                  VDUSE block export support'
   printf "%s\n" '  vhost-vdpa      vhost-vdpa kernel backend support'
   printf "%s\n" '  virglrenderer   virgl rendering support'
   printf "%s\n" '  virtfs          virtio-9p support'
@@ -436,6 +438,8 @@ _meson_option_parse() {
     --disable-vhost-user) printf "%s" -Dvhost_user=disabled ;;
     --enable-vhost-user-blk-server) printf "%s" -Dvhost_user_blk_server=enabled ;;
     --disable-vhost-user-blk-server) printf "%s" -Dvhost_user_blk_server=disabled ;;
+    --enable-vduse-blk-export) printf "%s" -Dvduse_blk_export=enabled ;;
+    --disable-vduse-blk-export) printf "%s" -Dvduse_blk_export=disabled ;;
     --enable-vhost-vdpa) printf "%s" -Dvhost_vdpa=enabled ;;
     --disable-vhost-vdpa) printf "%s" -Dvhost_vdpa=disabled ;;
     --enable-virglrenderer) printf "%s" -Dvirglrenderer=enabled ;;