diff --git a/ppkg b/ppkg
index ae0a021..2e42fcb 100755
--- a/ppkg
+++ b/ppkg
@@ -3477,13 +3477,13 @@ EOF
         MESON_SETUP_ARGS="$MESON_SETUP_ARGS --prefer-static"
     fi
 
+    MESON_COMPILE_ARGS="-C $PACKAGE_BCACHED_DIR -j $BUILD_NJOBS"
+    MESON_INSTALL_ARGS="-C $PACKAGE_BCACHED_DIR"
+
     if [ "$VERBOSE_MESON" = 1 ] ; then
         MESON_COMPILE_ARGS="$MESON_COMPILE_ARGS -v"
     fi
 
-    MESON_COMPILE_ARGS="-C $PACKAGE_BCACHED_DIR -j $BUILD_NJOBS"
-    MESON_INSTALL_ARGS="-C $PACKAGE_BCACHED_DIR"
-
     run "$MESON" setup   "$MESON_SETUP_ARGS" "$@" "$PACKAGE_BCACHED_DIR" "$PACKAGE_BSCRIPT_DIR" &&
     run "$MESON" compile "$MESON_COMPILE_ARGS" &&
     run "$MESON" install "$MESON_INSTALL_ARGS"