diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 6adaeb2447..fd5fc9113b 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ binfmt:
   - '**/*binfmt*'
 btrfs:
   - '**/*btrfs*'
+build-system:
+  - meson_options.txt
+  - '**/meson.build'
+  - Makefile
+  - configure
 busctl:
   - '**/*busctl*'
 cgls:
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e130c6cb14..5c1722db05 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ done
 
 export "${cflags?}" "${cxxflags?}"
 set -x
-exec meson build "${args[@]}"
+exec meson setup build "${args[@]}"