diff --git a/package/meson/meson.mk b/package/meson/meson.mk
index d799dd1fac..e51e76d1c0 100644
--- a/package/meson/meson.mk
+++ b/package/meson/meson.mk
@@ -49,4 +49,10 @@ HOST_MESON_SED_CFLAGS = $(if $(strip $(TARGET_CFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$(comma) ' $
 HOST_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS = $(if $(strip $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$(comma) ' $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)`)
 HOST_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS = $(if $(strip $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$(comma) ' $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)`)
 
+# Avoid interpreter shebang longer than 128 chars
+define HOST_MESON_SET_INTERPRETER
+	$(SED) '1s:.*:#!/usr/bin/env python3:' $(HOST_DIR)/bin/meson
+endef
+HOST_MESON_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_MESON_SET_INTERPRETER
+
 $(eval $(host-python-package))