diff --git a/extra/meson/5500.patch b/extra/meson/5500.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ebdef11eb..000000000
--- a/extra/meson/5500.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-From f16bd54da6d2334fd6d36b0e2c2729e1cf1bdc05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Jussi Pakkanen <jpakkane@gmail.com>
-Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 21:49:34 +0300
-Subject: [PATCH] Handle thread flags when not using C at all. Closes #5497.
-
----
- mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py | 10 ++++++++--
- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
-index af2da29b63..e5fab64599 100644
---- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
-+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/misc.py
-@@ -388,8 +388,14 @@ def __init__(self, environment, kwargs):
-         super().__init__('threads', environment, None, kwargs)
-         self.name = 'threads'
-         self.is_found = True
--        self.compile_args = self.clib_compiler.thread_flags(environment)
--        self.link_args = self.clib_compiler.thread_link_flags(environment)
-+        # Happens if you are using a language with threads
-+        # concept without C, such as plain Cuda.
-+        if self.clib_compiler is None:
-+            self.compile_args = []
-+            self.link_args = []
-+        else:
-+            self.compile_args = self.clib_compiler.thread_flags(environment)
-+            self.link_args = self.clib_compiler.thread_link_flags(environment)
- 
- 
- class Python3Dependency(ExternalDependency):
diff --git a/extra/meson/PKGBUILD b/extra/meson/PKGBUILD
index 045f0ebc9..03ac90613 100644
--- a/extra/meson/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/meson/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #  - remove checkdepend on dmd
 
 pkgname=meson
-pkgver=0.51.0
+pkgver=0.51.1
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='High productivity build system'
 url='https://mesonbuild.com/'
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@ checkdepends=('gcc-objc' 'vala' 'rust' 'gcc-fortran' 'mono' 'boost' 'qt5-base' '
               'libwmf' 'valgrind' 'cmake' 'netcdf-fortran' 'openmpi' 'cuda' 'ldc' 'nasm'
               'gnustep-base' 'libelf')
 source=(https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/${pkgver}/meson-${pkgver}.tar.gz{,.asc}
-        5500.patch
         skip-test.diff
         arch-meson)
-sha512sums=('90cb564bb008631f1276b78b0ed725870f0d1baef34c385d1d9df076935f402c516906141fe0f11540739d4174dafcc252ee71e2ad902057544ddda1142153b1'
+sha512sums=('b0b220de2a20c355cbd2f63aff195374ad8b2dae64f0dc4efb7abf84d7a9e70b6d4239d3d94b2b8ba2de5dd6e871589848b057c842c8f256016c666e9aa882f1'
             'SKIP'
-            'da674c88a69f744d3fe4692e1091943f83b1d02e132ff9c84e87700e588313d50d609669c097b2c4dcfeefc8ad13095e698a7c9d5f4d1f54fc6bb6a3aea0cebf'
             'fd1694e74cfa628bda81b1056061d75fa288e04d72bda733f3667be43cfb21c60f2e89455e4a101a7f6bef5754fe112dc84e18ec7a0807bc791015c34deea347'
             '278f5e4de3aa1170d9b4f9f212985d664f44d90ffec727febeeea1ed570046c6469558a5d123a41bf4c2fdf99dbe7832515b06f1ace423c63e2e95ba6d0ef235')
 validpgpkeys=('95181F4EED14FDF4E41B518D3BF4693BFEEB9428') # Jussi Pakkanen <jpakkane@gmail.com>
@@ -34,9 +32,6 @@ validpgpkeys=('95181F4EED14FDF4E41B518D3BF4693BFEEB9428') # Jussi Pakkanen <jpak
 prepare() {
   cd ${pkgname}-${pkgver}
 
-  # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/5497
-  patch -Np1 -i ../5500.patch
-
   # Our containers do not allow sanitizers to run
   patch -Np1 -i ../skip-test.diff
 }