diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 528198b6bd..6384401e9f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ not_found = dependency('', required: false)
 keyval = import('unstable-keyval')
 ss = import('sourceset')
 
+sh = find_program('sh')
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 config_host = keyval.load(meson.current_build_dir() / 'config-host.mak')
 
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ endif
 
 subdir('tools')
 subdir('pc-bios')
+subdir('tests')
 
 summary_info = {}
 summary_info += {'Install prefix':    config_host['prefix']}
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index f277d238fb..12b0316a72 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -894,13 +894,6 @@ check-tests/qapi-schema/frontend: $(addprefix $(SRC_PATH)/, $(check-qapi-schema-
 check-tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.texi: tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.test.texi
 	@diff -u $(SRC_PATH)/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.texi $<
 
-.PHONY: check-decodetree
-check-decodetree:
-	$(call quiet-command, \
-	  cd $(SRC_PATH)/tests/decode && \
-          ./check.sh "$(PYTHON)" "$(SRC_PATH)/scripts/decodetree.py", \
-          TEST, decodetree.py)
-
 # Python venv for running tests
 
 .PHONY: check-venv check-acceptance
@@ -969,7 +962,7 @@ check-clean:
 	rm -f tests/qtest/dbus-vmstate1-gen-timestamp
 	rm -rf $(TESTS_VENV_DIR) $(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR)
 
-check: check-block check-qapi-schema check-unit check-softfloat check-qtest check-decodetree
+check: check-block check-qapi-schema check-unit check-softfloat check-qtest
 
 clean: check-clean
 
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c52021dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+test('decodetree', sh,
+     args: [ files('decode/check.sh'), config_host['PYTHON'], files('../scripts/decodetree.py') ],
+     workdir: meson.current_source_dir() / 'decode',
+     suite: 'decodetree')