diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
index f14f6adf5fe..c0af0192978 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   targetPrefix = lib.optionalString stdenv.isCross
                    (targetPlatform.config + "-");
 in python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  version = "0.46.1";
+  version = "0.47.0";
   pname = "meson";
 
   src = python3Packages.fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1jdxs2mkniy1hpdjc4b4jb95axsjp6j5fzphmm6d4gqmqyykjvqc";
+    sha256 = "1mxsvsw7mg3q4yj8qrkrwv79qwws14qnbihryn2i7504b3r204h6";
   };
 
   postFixup = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh
index 36a7fe23ef5..b98225c1305 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/setup-hook.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ mesonConfigurePhase() {
         --includedir=${!outputInclude}/include \
         --mandir=${!outputMan}/share/man --infodir=${!outputInfo}/share/info \
         --localedir=${!outputLib}/share/locale \
+        -Dauto_features=disabled \
         $mesonFlags"
 
     mesonFlags="${crossMesonFlags+$crossMesonFlags }--buildtype=${mesonBuildType:-release} $mesonFlags"