diff --git a/scripts/build-unit-test-docker b/scripts/build-unit-test-docker
index bd670f8..5ca80c4 100755
--- a/scripts/build-unit-test-docker
+++ b/scripts/build-unit-test-docker
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
         isoduration \
         isort \
         jsonschema \
-        meson==1.7.0 \
+        meson==1.8.2 \
         referencing \
         requests
 
diff --git a/scripts/unit-test.py b/scripts/unit-test.py
index 1b3d1f5..f762c01 100755
--- a/scripts/unit-test.py
+++ b/scripts/unit-test.py
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@
         Parameters:
         options_file        The file containing options
         """
-        store = OptionStore()
+        store = OptionStore(is_cross=False)
         oi = optinterpreter.OptionInterpreter(store, "")
         oi.process(options_file)
         return oi.options