diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2c3c69f118..c87c1dfbf3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6961,6 +6961,10 @@ fi
 mv $cross config-meson.cross
 
 rm -rf meson-private meson-info meson-logs
+unset staticpic
+if ! version_ge "$($meson --version)" 0.56.0; then
+  staticpic=$(if test "$pie" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi)
+fi
 NINJA=$ninja $meson setup \
         --prefix "$prefix" \
         --libdir "$libdir" \
@@ -6980,7 +6984,7 @@ NINJA=$ninja $meson setup \
         -Dwerror=$(if test "$werror" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi) \
         -Dstrip=$(if test "$strip_opt" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi) \
         -Db_pie=$(if test "$pie" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi) \
-        -Db_staticpic=$(if test "$pie" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi) \
+        ${staticpic:+-Db_staticpic=$staticpic} \
         -Db_coverage=$(if test "$gcov" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi) \
         -Dmalloc=$malloc -Dmalloc_trim=$malloc_trim -Dsparse=$sparse \
         -Dkvm=$kvm -Dhax=$hax -Dwhpx=$whpx -Dhvf=$hvf \
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 39ac5cf6d8..f5175010df 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('qemu', ['c'], meson_version: '>=0.55.0',
-        default_options: ['warning_level=1', 'c_std=gnu99', 'cpp_std=gnu++11',
-                          'b_colorout=auto'],
+        default_options: ['warning_level=1', 'c_std=gnu99', 'cpp_std=gnu++11', 'b_colorout=auto'] +
+                         (meson.version().version_compare('>=0.56.0') ? [ 'b_staticpic=false' ] : []),
         version: run_command('head', meson.source_root() / 'VERSION').stdout().strip())
 
 not_found = dependency('', required: false)