diff --git a/travis/install_extra_deps.sh b/travis/install_extra_deps.sh
index fa5910c..987c2d0 100755
--- a/travis/install_extra_deps.sh
+++ b/travis/install_extra_deps.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ orig_dir=$(pwd)
 
 sudo apt-get update -qq
 sudo apt-get install -qq python3-pip zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev
-pip3 install --user meson
+pip3 install --user meson==0.43.0
 pip3 install --user pillow
 
 # ninja