diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index c39a8515..87de5018 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ define host-meson-package
 	$(eval PKG_MODE = $(pkg-mode))
 	$(call PREPARE,$(1))
 	$(call HOST_MESON_CONFIGURE)
-	$(call HOST_NINJA_BUILD)
-	$(call HOST_NINJA_INSTALL)
+	$(if $(filter $(1),$(PKG_NO_BUILD)),,$(call HOST_NINJA_BUILD))
+	$(if $(filter $(1),$(PKG_NO_INSTALL)),,$(call HOST_NINJA_INSTALL))
 	$(call HOST_FOLLOWUP)
 endef