diff --git a/lfs/iputils b/lfs/iputils
index 737f66790..0c0af09b1 100644
--- a/lfs/iputils
+++ b/lfs/iputils
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 #                                                                             #
 # IPFire.org - A linux based firewall                                         #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2025  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2026  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
 #                                                                             #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify        #
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by        #
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ $(subst %,%_BLAKE2,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && meson builddir -Dprefix=/usr
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && meson setup \
+				-Dprefix=/usr \
+				builddir/
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install