diff --git a/Formula/l/lunar-date.rb b/Formula/l/lunar-date.rb
index 96ef0d4fe3c9b..004d094317e6f 100644
--- a/Formula/l/lunar-date.rb
+++ b/Formula/l/lunar-date.rb
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ class LunarDate < Formula
   depends_on "glib"
 
   def install
-    mkdir "build" do
-      system "meson", *std_meson_args, ".."
-      system "ninja", "-v"
-      system "ninja", "install", "-v"
-    end
+    system "meson", "setup", "build", *std_meson_args
+    system "meson", "compile", "-C", "build", "--verbose"
+    system "meson", "install", "-C", "build"
 
     pkgshare.install "tests"