diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/meson/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/by-name/me/meson/setup-hook.sh
index 3f3c7ac59fde..826664545227 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/meson/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/meson/setup-hook.sh
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ mesonConfigurePhase() {
         "--buildtype=${mesonBuildType:-plain}"
     )
 
-    flagsArray+=(
-        $mesonFlags
-        "${mesonFlagsArray[@]}"
-    )
+    _accumFlagsArray mesonFlags mesonFlagsArray
 
     echoCmd 'mesonConfigurePhase flags' "${flagsArray[@]}"