diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 038f0a6966..23243a6aca 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -265,23 +265,23 @@ else
     # meson builds
     "meson:target")
       create_meson_conf_target ${TARGET} ${MESON_CONF}
-      echo "Executing (target): meson ${TARGET_MESON_OPTS} --cross-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_TARGET} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
-      CC="${HOST_CC}" CXX="${HOST_CXX}" meson ${TARGET_MESON_OPTS} --cross-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_TARGET} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}
+      echo "Executing (target): meson setup ${TARGET_MESON_OPTS} --cross-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_TARGET} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
+      CC="${HOST_CC}" CXX="${HOST_CXX}" meson setup ${TARGET_MESON_OPTS} --cross-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_TARGET} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}
       ;;
     "meson:host")
       create_meson_conf_host ${TARGET} ${MESON_CONF}
-      echo "Executing (host): meson ${HOST_MESON_OPTS} --native-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_HOST} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
-      meson ${HOST_MESON_OPTS} --native-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_HOST} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}
+      echo "Executing (host): meson setup ${HOST_MESON_OPTS} --native-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_HOST} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
+      meson setup ${HOST_MESON_OPTS} --native-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_HOST} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}
       ;;
     "meson:init")
       create_meson_conf_target ${TARGET} ${MESON_CONF}
-      echo "Executing (init): meson ${INIT_MESON_OPTS} --cross-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_INIT} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
-      meson ${INIT_MESON_OPTS} --cross-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_INIT} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}
+      echo "Executing (init): meson setup ${INIT_MESON_OPTS} --cross-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_INIT} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
+      meson setup ${INIT_MESON_OPTS} --cross-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_INIT} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}
       ;;
     "meson:bootstrap")
       create_meson_conf_host ${TARGET} ${MESON_CONF}
-      echo "Executing (bootstrap): meson ${BOOTSTRAP_MESON_OPTS} ----native-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_BOOTSTRAP} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
-      meson ${BOOTSTRAP_MESON_OPTS} --native-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_BOOTSTRAP} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}
+      echo "Executing (bootstrap): meson setup ${BOOTSTRAP_MESON_OPTS} ----native-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_BOOTSTRAP} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
+      meson setup ${BOOTSTRAP_MESON_OPTS} --native-file=${MESON_CONF} ${PKG_MESON_OPTS_BOOTSTRAP} ${PKG_MESON_SCRIPT%/*}
       ;;
 
     # cmake builds with ninja