diff --git a/package/meson/meson.mk b/package/meson/meson.mk
index 5ac9a1d91b..d76541cc93 100644
--- a/package/meson/meson.mk
+++ b/package/meson/meson.mk
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ HOST_MESON_SED_CFLAGS = $(if $(TARGET_CFLAGS),`printf '"%s"$(comma) ' $(TARGET_C
 HOST_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS = $(if $(TARGET_LDFLAGS),`printf '"%s"$(comma) ' $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)`)
 HOST_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS = $(if $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS),`printf '"%s"$(comma) ' $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)`)
 
+# Generate a Meson cross-compilation.conf suitable for use with the
+# SDK
 define HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
 	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson
 	sed -e "s%@TARGET_CROSS@%$(TARGET_CROSS)%g" \
@@ -63,6 +65,6 @@ define HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
 	    > $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf
 endef
 
-HOST_MESON_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
+TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
 
 $(eval $(host-python-package))
diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index 0588660dbf..256e5645e4 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -64,12 +64,22 @@ ifeq ($(4),target)
 define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	rm -rf $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build
 	mkdir -p $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build
+	sed -e "s%@TARGET_CROSS@%$$(TARGET_CROSS)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_ARCH@%$$(ARCH)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CPU@%$$(GCC_TARGET_CPU)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_ENDIAN@%$$(call LOWERCASE,$$(BR2_ENDIAN))%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CFLAGS@%$$(HOST_MESON_SED_CFLAGS)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_LDFLAGS@%$$(HOST_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%$$(HOST_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@HOST_DIR@%$$(HOST_DIR)%g" \
+	    package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in \
+	    > $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build/cross-compilation.conf
 	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) $$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) $$(MESON) \
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--libdir=lib \
 		--default-library=$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static,shared) \
 		--buildtype=$(if $(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),debug,release) \
-		--cross-file=$(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf \
+		--cross-file=$$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build/cross-compilation.conf \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPTS) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build
 endef