diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectplugin.cpp
index 56d945f04b7..1b71ff5e3f2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectplugin.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "mesontoolkitaspect.h"
 #include "ninjabuildstep.h"
 #include "ninjatoolkitaspect.h"
-#include "settings.h"
 #include "toolssettingsaccessor.h"
 #include "toolssettingspage.h"
 
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ public:
     ~MesonProjectPluginPrivate() {}
 
 private:
-    Settings m_settings;
     ToolsSettingsPage m_toolslSettingsPage;
     ToolsSettingsAccessor m_toolsSettings;
     MesonToolKitAspect m_mesonKitAspect;
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings.cpp b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings.cpp
index e1fe290bc5c..b233ae3c48b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings.cpp
@@ -6,29 +6,23 @@
 #include "mesonpluginconstants.h"
 #include "mesonprojectmanagertr.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/dialogs/ioptionspage.h>
+
 #include <utils/layoutbuilder.h>
 
 namespace MesonProjectManager::Internal {
 
-static Settings *s_instance;
-
-Settings &settings()
+MesonSettings &settings()
 {
-    return *s_instance;
+    static MesonSettings theSettings;
+    return theSettings;
 }
 
-Settings::Settings()
+MesonSettings::MesonSettings()
 {
-    s_instance = this;
-
+    setAutoApply(false);
     setSettingsGroup("MesonProjectManager");
 
-    setId("A.MesonProjectManager.SettingsPage.General");
-    setDisplayName(Tr::tr("General"));
-    setDisplayCategory("Meson");
-    setCategory(Constants::SettingsPage::CATEGORY);
-    setCategoryIconPath(Constants::Icons::MESON_BW);
-
     autorunMeson.setSettingsKey("meson.autorun");
     autorunMeson.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Autorun Meson"));
     autorunMeson.setToolTip(Tr::tr("Automatically run Meson when needed."));
@@ -49,4 +43,20 @@ Settings::Settings()
     readSettings();
 }
 
+class MesonSettingsPage final : public Core::IOptionsPage
+{
+public:
+    MesonSettingsPage()
+    {
+        setId("A.MesonProjectManager.SettingsPage.General");
+        setDisplayName(Tr::tr("General"));
+        setDisplayCategory("Meson");
+        setCategory(Constants::SettingsPage::CATEGORY);
+        setCategoryIconPath(Constants::Icons::MESON_BW);
+        setSettingsProvider([] { return &settings(); });
+    }
+};
+
+const MesonSettingsPage settingsPage;
+
 } // MesonProjectManager::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings.h b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings.h
index 34c2e9e97d9..8ddc5f53ece 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/settings.h
@@ -3,21 +3,19 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <coreplugin/dialogs/ioptionspage.h>
-
 #include <utils/aspects.h>
 
 namespace MesonProjectManager::Internal {
 
-class Settings : public Core::PagedSettings
+class MesonSettings final : public Utils::AspectContainer
 {
 public:
-    Settings();
+    MesonSettings();
 
     Utils::BoolAspect autorunMeson{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect verboseNinja{this};
 };
 
-Settings &settings();
+MesonSettings &settings();
 
 } // MesonProjectManager::Internal