diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/build_clean.sh b/contrib/fedora/rpm/build_clean.sh
index 3f07a9b19..dfc8e96e3 100755
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/build_clean.sh
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/build_clean.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ usage() {
     echo "  -c|--clean: run \`git-clean -fdx :/\` before build"
     echo "  -S|--srpm: only build the SRPM"
     echo "  -g|--git: create tarball from current git HEAD (skips make dist)"
-    echo "  -Q|--quick: only run \`make dist\` instead of \`make distcheck\`"
+    echo "  -Q|--quick: only create the distribution tarball, without running checks"
     echo "  -N|--no-dist: skip creating the source tarball if you already did \`make dist\`"
+    echo "  -m|--meson: use meson to create the source tarball"
     echo "  -w|--with \$OPTION: pass --with \$OPTION to rpmbuild. For example --with debug"
     echo "  -W|--without \$OPTION: pass --without \$OPTION to rpmbuild. For example --without debug"
     echo "  -s|--snapshot TEXT: use TEXT as the snapshot version for the new package (overwrites \$NM_BUILD_SNAPSHOT environment)"
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             IGNORE_DIRTY=1
             SOURCE_FROM_GIT=1
             ;;
+        -m|--meson)
+            USE_MESON=1
+            WITH_LIST=("${WITH_LIST[@]}" "--with" "meson")
+            ;;
         -Q|--quick)
             QUICK=1
             ;;
@@ -188,45 +193,87 @@ if [[ $IGNORE_DIRTY != 1 ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+get_version_meson() {
+    meson introspect "$GITDIR/build" --projectinfo | jq -r .version
+}
+
 if [[ $NO_DIST != 1 ]]; then
-    ./autogen.sh \
-        --with-runstatedir=/run \
-        --program-prefix= \
-        --prefix=/usr \
-        --exec-prefix=/usr \
-        --bindir=/usr/bin \
-        --sbindir=/usr/sbin \
-        --sysconfdir=/etc \
-        --datadir=/usr/share \
-        --includedir=/usr/include \
-        --libdir=/usr/lib \
-        --libexecdir=/usr/libexec \
-        --localstatedir=/var \
-        --sharedstatedir=/var/lib \
-        --mandir=/usr/share/man \
-        --infodir=/usr/share/info \
-        \
-        --disable-dependency-tracking \
-        --enable-gtk-doc \
-        --enable-introspection \
-        --enable-ifcfg-rh \
-        --enable-ifupdown \
-        --with-config-logging-backend-default=syslog \
-        --with-config-wifi-backend-default=wpa_supplicant \
-        --with-libaudit=yes-disabled-by-default \
-        --enable-polkit=yes \
-        --with-nm-cloud-setup=yes \
-        --with-config-dhcp-default=internal \
-        --with-config-dns-rc-manager-default=auto \
-        \
-        --with-iptables=/usr/sbin/iptables \
-        --with-nft=/usr/sbin/nft \
-        \
-        || die "Error autogen.sh"
-    if [[ $QUICK == 1 ]]; then
-        make dist -j 7 || die "Error make dist"
+    if [[ $USE_MESON = 1 ]]; then
+            meson setup "$GITDIR/build" \
+                --prefix=/usr \
+                --bindir=/usr/bin \
+                --sbindir=/usr/sbin \
+                --sysconfdir=/etc \
+                --datadir=/usr/share \
+                --includedir=/usr/include \
+                --libdir=/usr/lib \
+                --libexecdir=/usr/libexec \
+                --localstatedir=/var \
+                --sharedstatedir=/var/lib \
+                --mandir=/usr/share/man \
+                --infodir=/usr/share/info \
+                -Ddocs=true \
+                -Dintrospection=true \
+                -Difcfg_rh=true \
+                -Difupdown=true \
+                -Dconfig_logging_backend_default=syslog \
+                -Dconfig_wifi_backend_default=wpa_supplicant \
+                -Dlibaudit=yes-disabled-by-default \
+                -Dpolkit=true \
+                -Dnm_cloud_setup=true \
+                -Dconfig_dhcp_default=internal \
+                -Dconfig_dns_rc_manager_default=auto \
+                -Diptables=/usr/sbin/iptables \
+                -Dnft=/usr/bin/nft \
+                || die "Error meson setup"
+
+            VERSION="${VERSION:-$(get_version_meson || die "Could not read $VERSION")}"
+            if [[ $QUICK == 1 ]]; then
+                meson dist --allow-dirty -C "$GITDIR/build/" --no-tests || die "Error meson dist"
+            else
+                meson dist --allow-dirty -C "$GITDIR/build/" || die "Error meson dist with tests"
+            fi
+            export SOURCE="$(ls -1 "$GITDIR/build/meson-dist/NetworkManager-${VERSION}.tar.xz" 2>/dev/null | head -n1)"
     else
-        make distcheck -j 7 || die "Error make distcheck"
+        ./autogen.sh \
+            --with-runstatedir=/run \
+            --program-prefix= \
+            --prefix=/usr \
+            --exec-prefix=/usr \
+            --bindir=/usr/bin \
+            --sbindir=/usr/sbin \
+            --sysconfdir=/etc \
+            --datadir=/usr/share \
+            --includedir=/usr/include \
+            --libdir=/usr/lib \
+            --libexecdir=/usr/libexec \
+            --localstatedir=/var \
+            --sharedstatedir=/var/lib \
+            --mandir=/usr/share/man \
+            --infodir=/usr/share/info \
+            \
+            --disable-dependency-tracking \
+            --enable-gtk-doc \
+            --enable-introspection \
+            --enable-ifcfg-rh \
+            --enable-ifupdown \
+            --with-config-logging-backend-default=syslog \
+            --with-config-wifi-backend-default=wpa_supplicant \
+            --with-libaudit=yes-disabled-by-default \
+            --enable-polkit=yes \
+            --with-nm-cloud-setup=yes \
+            --with-config-dhcp-default=internal \
+            --with-config-dns-rc-manager-default=auto \
+            \
+            --with-iptables=/usr/sbin/iptables \
+            --with-nft=/usr/sbin/nft \
+            \
+            || die "Error autogen.sh"
+        if [[ $QUICK == 1 ]]; then
+            make dist -j 7 || die "Error make dist"
+        else
+            make distcheck -j 7 || die "Error make distcheck"
+        fi
     fi
 fi