diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/chemistry/tblite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/chemistry/tblite/default.nix
index 64374972c295..4f8c43a08e49 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/chemistry/tblite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/chemistry/tblite/default.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 , lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , fetchpatch
-, cmake
 , gfortran
+, meson
+, ninja
+, pkg-config
 , blas
 , lapack
 , mctc-lib
@@ -35,13 +37,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
-  # Fix the Pkg-Config files for doubled store paths
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace config/template.pc \
-      --replace "\''${prefix}/" ""
-  '';
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake gfortran ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gfortran
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+  ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     blas
@@ -56,10 +57,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic then "OFF" else "ON"}"
-  ];
-
   doCheck = true;
   preCheck = ''
     export OMP_NUM_THREADS=2