diff --git a/systemd.be0 b/systemd.be0
index 62a70c1d2..9835d4ae2 100755
--- a/systemd.be0
+++ b/systemd.be0
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ SRCURL[0]="https://github.com/systemd/systemd/archive/v${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
 
 # PATCHURL+=()
 
+BEE_BUILDTYPE=meson
+
 ###############################################################################
 ## Add filename patterns to the EXCLUDE array of files that should not
 ## be added to you package but may be present in the image directory.