diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-app/generate-translations.sh b/subprojects/extensions-app/generate-translations.sh
index 71ee4d31f..591eb7671 100755
--- a/subprojects/extensions-app/generate-translations.sh
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-app/generate-translations.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ done
 
 builddir=$(mktemp -d -p.)
 
-meson $builddir
+meson setup $builddir
 meson compile -C $builddir gnome-extensions-app-pot
 meson compile -C $builddir gnome-extensions-app-update-po
 
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-tool/generate-translations.sh b/subprojects/extensions-tool/generate-translations.sh
index f7cf44789..3521a4477 100755
--- a/subprojects/extensions-tool/generate-translations.sh
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-tool/generate-translations.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ done
 
 builddir=$(mktemp -d -p.)
 
-meson -Dman=False $builddir
+meson setup -Dman=False $builddir
 meson compile -C $builddir gnome-extensions-tool-pot
 meson compile -C $builddir gnome-extensions-tool-update-po