diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh
index 3d946fcffd52..ded9c3c63b84 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mesonConfigurePhase() {
 
     echo "meson flags: $mesonFlags ${mesonFlagsArray[@]}"
 
-    meson build $mesonFlags "${mesonFlagsArray[@]}"
+    meson setup build $mesonFlags "${mesonFlagsArray[@]}"
     cd build
 
     if ! [[ -v enableParallelBuilding ]]; then