diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 13bde33993..9d89a2a8b7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -9237,6 +9237,8 @@ (define-public dconf-editor
      `(("dconf" ,dconf)
        ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
        ("libxml2" ,libxml2)))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:meson ,meson-0.59))
     (home-page "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/dconf-editor")
     (synopsis "Graphical editor for GNOME's dconf configuration system")
     (description