diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py b/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
index b8b958883d67..2c24e4c314a7 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ def _determine_ext_objs(self, extobj: 'build.ExtractedObjects', proj_dir_to_buil
                 if comp.language in LANGS_CANT_UNITY:
                     sources += srcs
                     continue
-                for i in range(len(srcs) // unity_size + 1):
+                for i in range((len(srcs) + unity_size - 1) // unity_size):
                     _src = self.get_unity_source_file(extobj.target,
                                                       comp.get_default_suffix(), i)
                     sources.append(_src)
diff --git a/test cases/common/272 unity/meson.build b/test cases/common/272 unity/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9acb9b8fe6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/272 unity/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+project('unity', 'c',
+  default_options : [
+    'unity_size=2'])
+
+if get_option('unity') != 'on'
+  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST: unity builds not enabled')
+endif
+
+slib_notinstalled = static_library('slib_notinstalled',
+  # test depends on the number of files being divisible by unity_size
+  ['slib1.c', 'slib2.c'])
+
+slib_installed = static_library('slib_installed', ['slib1.c', 'slib2.c'], link_with : slib_notinstalled, install : true)
diff --git a/test cases/common/272 unity/slib.c b/test cases/common/272 unity/slib.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d7053366a47f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/272 unity/slib.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+int func1(void);
+int func2(void);
+
+int static_lib_func(void) {
+    return func1() + func2();
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/272 unity/slib1.c b/test cases/common/272 unity/slib1.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..35304eed65f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/272 unity/slib1.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+int func1(void) {
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/272 unity/slib2.c b/test cases/common/272 unity/slib2.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5badf23bcb72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/272 unity/slib2.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+int func2(void) {
+    return 2;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/272 unity/test.json b/test cases/common/272 unity/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0a10fddb5989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/272 unity/test.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "installed": [
+    {"type": "file", "file": "usr/lib/libslib_installed.a"}
+  ]
+}