diff --git a/devel/meson/Makefile b/devel/meson/Makefile
index fe0639e07548..bcc20bc7b235 100644
--- a/devel/meson/Makefile
+++ b/devel/meson/Makefile
@@ -1,42 +1,42 @@
 PORTNAME=	meson
 PORTVERSION=	1.4.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/mesonbuild/${PORTNAME}/releases/download/${PORTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	desktop@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	High performance build system
 WWW=		https://mesonbuild.com/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest-xdist>0:devel/py-pytest-xdist@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		ninja:run python shebangfix
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist pep517
 SHEBANG_FILES=	mesonbuild/rewriter.py \
 		mesonbuild/scripts/cmake_run_ctgt.py
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/6016
 TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV:NCC=*:NCXX=*}
 
 # Hide from regular build to avoid accidental dependency on symlinks
-.if make(test)
+.if make(test) || ("${WITH_TESTING}" == yes && make(package))
 # helper_create_binary_wrapper, test_python_module, test cases/*.py
 BINARY_ALIAS+=	python3=${PYTHON_CMD:T} python=${PYTHON_CMD:T}
 do-test: create-binary-alias # force if run late
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PYTHON_VER} != ${PYTHON_DEFAULT}
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 .endif
 
 do-test:
 	@(cd ${TEST_WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${TEST_ENV} ${PYTHON_CMD} ${WRKSRC}/run_unittests.py)
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>