diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 3df706f8..81cc7554 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ test_task:
     OS: FreeBSD
   procfs_script: >
     [ -f /proc/curproc ] || mount -t procfs proc /proc
-  pkg_install_script: pkg install -y bash gawk gmake gsed
+  pkg_install_script: pkg install -y bash gawk gsed meson
   gsed_hack_script: rm /usr/bin/sed && ln -s /usr/local/bin/gsed /usr/bin/sed
   test_script: bash ci/cirrus.sh
diff --git a/ci/cirrus.sh b/ci/cirrus.sh
index e013623f..20adc9b7 100755
--- a/ci/cirrus.sh
+++ b/ci/cirrus.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ set -x
 # These are steps to run on Cirrus CI under a jailed FreeBSD system.
 # See $TOP/.cirrus.yml for more info about the Cirrus CI setup.
 
-cpus=$(getconf NPROCESSORS_CONF || echo 1)
-gmake -j"${cpus}" -O
-gmake test
+meson build
+meson compile -C build
+# gmake test