diff --git a/doc/dbus/meson.build b/doc/dbus/meson.build
index fdb481e..2fc0b68 100644
--- a/doc/dbus/meson.build
+++ b/doc/dbus/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ docbook_xml_header = custom_target('docbook_xml_header',
 
 dbus_interfaces_refs = []
 foreach interface_file: dbus_interfaces
-    basename = run_command('basename', interface_file, '.xml').stdout().strip()
+    basename = run_command('basename', interface_file, '.xml', check: true).stdout().strip()
     dbus_interfaces_refs += custom_target(basename + '_ref',
         input: docbook_xml_header,
         output: basename + '.ref.xml',
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1584b16..d32af5d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ python3_test_modules = {
 python3_available_modules = []
 
 foreach module, required : python3_test_modules
-    if required and run_command(python3, '-c', 'import @0@'.format(module)).returncode() != 0
+    if required and run_command(python3, '-c', 'import @0@'.format(module), check: false).returncode() != 0
         warning('Python3 module \'' + module + '\' required by test suite not found')
     endif
 endforeach
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 495acbc..c83d21a 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ endif
 unittest_inspector = find_program('unittest_inspector.py')
 
 foreach pt: python_tests
-    r = run_command(unittest_inspector, pt.get('file'))
+    r = run_command(unittest_inspector, pt.get('file'), check: false)
     unit_tests = r.stdout().strip().split('\n')
     base_args = [ pt.get('file') ] + pt.get('extra_args', [])
     suite = pt.get('suite', [])
diff --git a/tests/pam/meson.build b/tests/pam/meson.build
index bb3c1d9..df43117 100644
--- a/tests/pam/meson.build
+++ b/tests/pam/meson.build
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ endif
 
 foreach libname: preloaded_libs
     lib = run_command(meson.get_compiler('c'),
-        '-print-file-name=lib@0@.so'.format(libname)
+        '-print-file-name=lib@0@.so'.format(libname),
+        check: false,
     ).stdout().strip()
 
     # Support linker script files
-    if run_command('grep', '-qI', '^INPUT', files(lib)).returncode() == 0
+    if run_command('grep', '-qI', '^INPUT', files(lib), check: false).returncode() == 0
         out = run_command('cat', lib).stdout()
         lib = out.split('(')[1].split(')')[0].strip()
     endif