diff --git a/extra/meson/PKGBUILD b/extra/meson/PKGBUILD
index d0b553041..a51358f9a 100644
--- a/extra/meson/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/meson/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 pkgname=meson
 pkgver=0.58.0
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc='High productivity build system'
 url='https://mesonbuild.com/'
 arch=('any')
@@ -18,19 +18,24 @@ checkdepends=('gcc-objc' 'vala' 'rust' 'gcc-fortran' 'mono' 'boost' 'qt5-base' '
               'itstool' 'gtk3' 'java-environment=8' 'gtk-doc' 'llvm' 'clang' 'sdl2' 'graphviz'
               'doxygen' 'vulkan-validation-layers' 'openssh' 'mercurial' 'gtk-sharp-2' 'qt5-tools'
               'libwmf' 'valgrind' 'cmake' 'netcdf-fortran' 'openmpi' 'nasm' 'gnustep-base' 'libelf'
-              'python-pytest-xdist' 'python2-setuptools' 'ldc' 'rust-bindgen' 'cuda')
+              'python-pytest-xdist' 'python2-setuptools' 'ldc' 'rust-bindgen' 'cuda' 'hotdoc')
 source=(https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/${pkgver/rc/.rc}/meson-${pkgver}.tar.gz{,.asc}
+        workaround-8744.diff
         skip-test.diff
         arch-meson)
 sha512sums=('6a075666a12962a613c63c35e19c692b31ee434ce61040ecd12af83d98766164076744570fe426ebf7f6a93ce83f7fdce26c8447f9d3752f6b94824d57c751c5'
             'SKIP'
-            '4e643d1db5a09c061f1118aee4018e820c86ad164c469eeb5823a17e7ec83be0a875b1a841ae22078c84777b4951f198fb55c31aa31a8f37209fae0de06e61ea'
+            '5f4ab315599c5c950048472a92b4ef28cd978cfc2aed17f8361174d68ad1ef153a72ff4e6d3d0593d0363b8988daca9c454a55c33422b9f3357e0a55e1545155'
+            'a40e3be7a4ea7048cbbab59d28fb355debdfcdc5e45244aad65ab57fa222f4a2cf3165f28cc7e1dba893a162de9c7563ef0e155fa6a77960c4d02ef622313ace'
             '278f5e4de3aa1170d9b4f9f212985d664f44d90ffec727febeeea1ed570046c6469558a5d123a41bf4c2fdf99dbe7832515b06f1ace423c63e2e95ba6d0ef235')
 validpgpkeys=('19E2D6D9B46D8DAA6288F877C24E631BABB1FE70') # Jussi Pakkanen <jpakkane@gmail.com>
 
 prepare() {
   cd ${pkgname}-${pkgver}
 
+  # Workaround https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/8744
+  patch -Np1 -i ../workaround-8744.diff
+
   # Our containers do not allow sanitizers to run
   patch -Np1 -i ../skip-test.diff
 }
@@ -61,4 +66,4 @@ package() {
   install -D ../arch-meson -t "${pkgdir}/usr/bin"
 }
 
-# vim: ts=2 sw=2 et:
+# vim: sw=2 et:
diff --git a/extra/meson/skip-test.diff b/extra/meson/skip-test.diff
index b0c56a429..f964ab2cd 100644
--- a/extra/meson/skip-test.diff
+++ b/extra/meson/skip-test.diff
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 
 diff --git c/run_unittests.py i/run_unittests.py
-index 80833425f..43f647d35 100755
+index 828c80e70..7d4e448f0 100755
 --- c/run_unittests.py
 +++ i/run_unittests.py
-@@ -6455,6 +6455,7 @@ class LinuxlikeTests(BasePlatformTests):
+@@ -6699,6 +6699,7 @@ class LinuxlikeTests(BasePlatformTests):
              raise unittest.SkipTest('asan not available on Cygwin')
          if is_openbsd():
              raise unittest.SkipTest('-fsanitize=address is not supported on OpenBSD')
diff --git a/extra/meson/workaround-8744.diff b/extra/meson/workaround-8744.diff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9508d9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/meson/workaround-8744.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+diff --git i/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py w/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
+index ee5f4463a..4100c54c9 100644
+--- i/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
++++ w/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
+@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import pickle
+ import re
+ import typing as T
+ import hashlib
++import copy
+ 
+ from .. import build
+ from .. import dependencies
+@@ -1429,7 +1430,19 @@ class Backend:
+                         d.targets.append(i)
+ 
+     def generate_custom_install_script(self, d: InstallData) -> None:
+-        d.install_scripts = self.build.install_scripts
++        result: T.List[ExecutableSerialisation] = []
++        srcdir = self.environment.get_source_dir()
++        builddir = self.environment.get_build_dir()
++        for i in self.build.install_scripts:
++            fixed_args = []
++            for a in i.cmd_args:
++                a = a.replace('@SOURCE_ROOT@', srcdir)
++                a = a.replace('@BUILD_ROOT@', builddir)
++                fixed_args.append(a)
++            es = copy.copy(i)
++            es.cmd_args = fixed_args
++            result.append(es)
++        d.install_scripts = result
+ 
+     def generate_header_install(self, d: InstallData) -> None:
+         incroot = self.environment.get_includedir()