diff --git a/scripts/git.orderfile b/scripts/git.orderfile
index 73fd818d7f..a021afc2d5 100644
--- a/scripts/git.orderfile
+++ b/scripts/git.orderfile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ docs/*
 configure
 Makefile*
 *.mak
+meson.build
 
 # qapi schema
 qapi/*.json