diff --git a/programming/library/libgovirt/actions.py b/programming/library/libgovirt/actions.py
index 7c14090eff..ad94498317 100644
--- a/programming/library/libgovirt/actions.py
+++ b/programming/library/libgovirt/actions.py
@@ -7,18 +7,16 @@
 from pisi.actionsapi import autotools
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
 from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
+from pisi.actionsapi import mesontools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
-    autotools.autoreconf("-fiv")
-    autotools.configure("--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var")
-
-    pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")
+    mesontools.configure()
 
 def build():
-    autotools.make()
+    mesontools.build()
 
 def install():
-    autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
+    mesontools.install()
 
     pisitools.dodoc("COPYING", "README")
diff --git a/programming/library/libgovirt/pspec.xml b/programming/library/libgovirt/pspec.xml
index 22f0f88f50..7374031570 100644
--- a/programming/library/libgovirt/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/library/libgovirt/pspec.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <Archive sha1sum="15e090c905825dc38c70644231d1a55d89619171" type="targz">https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgovirt/-/archive/v0.3.9/libgovirt-v0.3.9.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>git</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libsoup-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>