diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index d675f7f733..4aa6e44afa 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	CC_FOR_BUILD="$$(HOSTCC)" \
 	CXX_FOR_BUILD="$$(HOSTCXX)" \
 	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) \
-	$$(MESON) \
+	$$(MESON) setup \
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--libdir=lib \
 		--default-library=$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static,shared) \
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	rm -rf $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build
 	mkdir -p $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build
 	$$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) $$(MESON) \
+	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) $$(MESON) setup \
 		--prefix=$$(HOST_DIR) \
 		--libdir=lib \
 		--sysconfdir=$$(HOST_DIR)/etc \