diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/alpine.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/alpine.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9952eaa15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/alpine.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/arch.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/arch.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9952eaa15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/arch.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/debian.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/debian.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9952eaa15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/debian.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/fedora.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/fedora.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9952eaa15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/fedora.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/freebsd.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/freebsd.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9dfdf90524a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/freebsd.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+devel/meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/gentoo.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/gentoo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5c4183b217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/gentoo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dev-util/meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/homebrew.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/homebrew.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9952eaa15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/homebrew.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/nix.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/nix.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9952eaa15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/nix.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/opensuse.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/opensuse.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9952eaa15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/opensuse.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/repology.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/repology.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9952eaa15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/repology.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/distros/slackware.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/slackware.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9952eaa15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/distros/slackware.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+meson
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/meson/spkg-configure.m4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3fbcf288065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/spkg-configure.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE(
+    [meson], [
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK([for meson >= 0.63.3], [ac_cv_path_MESON], [
+        AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK([MESON], [meson], [
+            meson_version=`$ac_path_MESON --version 2>&1`
+            AS_IF([test -n "$meson_version"], [
+                AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$meson_version], [ge], [0.63.3], [
+                    ac_cv_path_MESON="$ac_path_MESON"
+                    ac_path_MESON_found=:
+                ])
+            ])
+        ])
+    ])
+    AS_IF([test -z "$ac_cv_path_MESON"], [sage_spkg_install_meson=yes])
+])