diff --git a/buildtypes/meson.sh.in b/buildtypes/meson.sh.in
index 0849ea7..a2256ee 100644
--- a/buildtypes/meson.sh.in
+++ b/buildtypes/meson.sh.in
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ BEE_BUILDTYPE_MESON_SOURCEDIR=${BEE_BUILDTYPE_MESON_MESONBUILD%/*}
 #### bee_configure() ##########################################################
 
 bee_configure() {
-    start_cmd meson \
+    start_cmd meson setup\
         --prefix ${PREFIX} \
         --sysconfdir=${SYSCONFDIR} \
         --localstatedir=${LOCALSTATEDIR} \