diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 713f078..61d78f8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project('libei', 'c',
   version: '0.4.1',
   license: 'MIT',
   default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu99', 'warning_level=2' ],
-  meson_version: '>= 0.57.0')
+  meson_version: '>= 0.56.0')
 
 pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
 fs = import('fs')
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 474aad8..28651e7 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ test('eierpecken',
                dependencies: [dep_unittest, dep_libei, dep_libeis]))
 
 valgrind = find_program('valgrind', required : false)
-if valgrind.found()
+if valgrind.found() and meson.version().version_compare('> 0.57')
     add_test_setup('valgrind',
             exe_wrapper : [ valgrind,
                     '--leak-check=full',