diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4425578..84bbcaa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ See [Quick Guide](doc/quick-guide.md).
 libxkbcommon is built with [Meson](http://mesonbuild.com/):
 
     meson setup build
-    ninja -C build
-    ninja -C build test  # Run the tests.
+    meson compile -C build
+    meson test -C build # Run the tests.
 
 To build for use with Wayland, you can disable X11 support while still
 using the X11 keyboard configuration resource files thusly:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ using the X11 keyboard configuration resource files thusly:
         -Denable-x11=false \
         -Dxkb-config-root=/usr/share/X11/xkb \
         -Dx-locale-root=/usr/share/X11/locale
-    ninja -C build
+    meson compile -C build
 
 ## API
 
diff --git a/fuzz/fuzz.sh b/fuzz/fuzz.sh
index 65aab9c..1dc1476 100755
--- a/fuzz/fuzz.sh
+++ b/fuzz/fuzz.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ esac
 export CC=afl-clang-fast
 export AFL_HARDEN=1
 test -d fuzz/build || meson setup -Db_lto=true fuzz/build
-ninja -C fuzz/build
+meson compile -C fuzz/build
 afl-fuzz -i fuzz/$1/testcases -x fuzz/$1/dict -o fuzz/$1/findings -t 200 -m 10 -- ./fuzz/build/fuzz-$1 @@