diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 9861d2d3..144f9160 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 option('udev-dir',
        type: 'string',
-       default: '',
+       value: '',
        description: 'udev base directory [default=$prefix/lib/udev]')
 option('libwacom',
        type: 'boolean',
-       default: true,
+       value: true,
        description: 'Use libwacom for tablet identification (default=true)')
 option('debug-gui',
        type: 'boolean',
-       default: true,
+       value: true,
        description: 'Enable the "debug-gui" feature in the libinput tool [default=true]')
 option('tests',
        type: 'boolean',
-       default: true,
+       value: true,
        description: 'Build the tests [default=true]')
 option('documentation',
        type: 'boolean',
-       default: true,
+       value: true,
        description: 'Build the documentation [default=true]')