diff --git a/dtc.spec b/dtc.spec
index ab9fdc9ecfdfa71aa57e33f062f6e1f69bdbc699..ee5debe55795dbc6adce3ba62f190779d44264ee 100644
--- a/dtc.spec
+++ b/dtc.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 Name:         dtc
 Version:      1.7.2
-Release:      2
+Release:      3
 Summary:      Device tree compiler
 License:      GPL-2.0-or-later
 URL:          https://devicetree.org/
 Source0:      https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Patch6001:    backport-pylibfdt-libfdt.i-fix-backwards-compatibility-of-return-values.patch
 BuildRequires: gcc make flex bison swig
+BuildRequires: meson >= 0.57.0
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(yaml-0.1) >= 0.2.3
 BuildRequires: python3-devel python3-setuptools python3-setuptools_scm python3-pip python3-wheel
 Provides:      libfdt = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -46,19 +47,16 @@ This package provides python3 bindings for libfdt
 
 %build
 export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=%{version}
-
-%make_build
+%meson -Dvalgrind=disabled
+%meson_build
 
 %install
-make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT PREFIX=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr \
-             LIBDIR=%{_libdir} BINDIR=%{_bindir} INCLUDEDIR=%{_includedir} V=1
-
-# we don't want ftdump and it conflicts with freetype-demos, so drop it (rhbz 797805)
-rm -f %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/ftdump
+export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=%{version}
+%meson_install
 
 %check
 export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=%{version}
-%make_build
+%meson_test
 
 %files
 %license GPL README.license
@@ -69,6 +67,7 @@ export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=%{version}
 %{_libdir}/libfdt.so
 %{_includedir}/*
 %{_libdir}/libfdt.a
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
 
 %files -n python3-libfdt
 %{python3_sitearch}/*
@@ -77,6 +76,9 @@ export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=%{version}
 %doc Documentation/manual.txt
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 28 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 1.7.2-3
+- build with meson
+
 * Mon Aug 25 2025 wangjiang <app@cameyan.com> - 1.7.2-2
 - fix changelog