diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
index a2dc1424d65..0a61b8d02a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "meson";
-  version = "0.54.1";
+  version = "0.54.2";
 
   src = python3Packages.fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "L3b7RXJ2K+E+5HkpJhAJG0UJr1eIvM6zkf4iK80Cltw=";
+    sha256 = "p3Fu6uj43/AC5BR2Qliatklv+DnkN2pa7XYfg8H6BFU=";
   };
 
   postFixup = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/more-env-vars.patch b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/more-env-vars.patch
index a8f860f03cc..6326f5ec3cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/more-env-vars.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/more-env-vars.patch
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 diff --git a/mesonbuild/envconfig.py b/mesonbuild/envconfig.py
-index ac13a710..e0d07c51 100644
+index 17058df6b..7a68b7f15 100644
 --- a/mesonbuild/envconfig.py
 +++ b/mesonbuild/envconfig.py
-@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ def get_env_var_pair(for_machine: MachineChoice,
+@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def get_env_var_pair(for_machine: MachineChoice,
          # compiling we fall back on the unprefixed host version. This
          # allows native builds to never need to worry about the 'BUILD_*'
          # ones.
 -        ([var_name + '_FOR_BUILD'] if is_cross else [var_name]),
 +        [var_name + '_FOR_BUILD'] + ([] if is_cross else [var_name]),
          # Always just the unprefixed host verions
--        ([] if is_cross else [var_name]),
-+        [var_name],
+         [var_name]
      )[for_machine]
-     for var in candidates:
-         value = os.environ.get(var)