diff --git a/pango.spec b/pango.spec
index 03472a6..3eeca00 100644
--- a/pango.spec
+++ b/pango.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 %global glib2_version 2.33.12
-%global pkgconfig_version 0.12
 %global freetype_version 2.1.5
 %global fontconfig_version 2.10.91
 %global cairo_version 1.12.10
@@ -9,14 +8,13 @@
 
 Name: pango
 Version: 1.40.10
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: System for layout and rendering of internationalized text
 
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: http://www.pango.org
 Source0: http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/1.40/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
-BuildRequires: pkgconfig >= %{pkgconfig_version}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(cairo) >= %{cairo_version}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(freetype2) >= %{freetype_version}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(glib-2.0) >= %{glib2_version}
@@ -26,9 +24,9 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libthai) >= %{libthai_version}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(xft) >= %{libXft_version}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(gobject-introspection-1.0)
 BuildRequires: cairo-gobject-devel
-# Bootstrap requirements
-BuildRequires: gnome-common intltool gtk-doc
+BuildRequires: gtk-doc
 BuildRequires: help2man
+BuildRequires: meson
 
 Requires: glib2%{?_isa} >= %{glib2_version}
 Requires: freetype%{?_isa} >= %{freetype_version}
@@ -74,25 +72,14 @@ the functionality of the installed %{name} package.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n pango-%{version}
 
+
 %build
-
-# Force regeneration of the man page
-rm -f pango-view/pango-view.1.in
-
-# We try hard to not link to libstdc++
-(if ! test -x configure; then NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh; CONFIGFLAGS=--enable-gtk-doc; fi;
- %configure $CONFIGFLAGS \
-          --enable-doc-cross-references \
-          --enable-installed-tests
-)
-make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
+%meson -Denable_docs=true
+%meson_build
 
 
 %install
-%make_install
-
-# Remove files that should not be packaged
-rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.la
+%meson_install
 
 PANGOXFT_SO=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/libpangoxft-1.0.so
 if ! test -e $PANGOXFT_SO; then
@@ -137,6 +124,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Aug 19 2017 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 1.40.10-2
+- Switch to the meson build system
+
 * Wed Aug 16 2017 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 1.40.10-1
 - Update to 1.40.10