diff --git a/devel/meson/meson.mk b/devel/meson/meson.mk
index ac74bd5bf..6ae9c8da2 100644
--- a/devel/meson/meson.mk
+++ b/devel/meson/meson.mk
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ endef
 define Host/Configure/Meson
 	$(call Meson/CreateNativeFile,$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/openwrt-native.txt)
 	$(call Meson, \
+		setup $(if $(wildcard $(MESON_HOST_BUILD_DIR)/meson-*),--reconfigure,) \
 		--native-file $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/openwrt-native.txt \
 		$(MESON_HOST_ARGS) \
 		$(MESON_HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ define Build/Configure/Meson
 	$(call Meson/CreateNativeFile,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/openwrt-native.txt)
 	$(call Meson/CreateCrossFile,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/openwrt-cross.txt)
 	$(call Meson, \
+		setup $(if $(wildcard $(MESON_BUILD_DIR)/meson-*),--reconfigure,) \
 		--buildtype plain \
 		--native-file $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/openwrt-native.txt \
 		--cross-file $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/openwrt-cross.txt \