diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 548f5ae..d5080b3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
        'warning_level=3',
        'werror=true',
        'cpp_std=c++17',
-       'build=debugoptimized'
+       'buildtype=debugoptimized'
      ],
      version: '1.0'
 )