diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonprojectparser.cpp b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonprojectparser.cpp
index a084e337b7f..3c841ae37ad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonprojectparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonprojectparser.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ bool MesonProjectParser::configure(const Utils::FilePath &sourcePath,
     auto cmd = MesonTools::mesonWrapper(m_meson)->configure(sourcePath, buildPath, args);
     // see comment near m_pendingCommands declaration
     m_pendingCommands.enqueue(
-        {MesonTools::mesonWrapper(m_meson)->regenerate(sourcePath, buildPath), false});
+        std::make_tuple(MesonTools::mesonWrapper(m_meson)->regenerate(sourcePath, buildPath),
+                        false));
     return m_process.run(cmd, m_env, m_projectName);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/ninjabuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/ninjabuildstep.cpp
index 3a1473d4b2a..5e701277dc8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/ninjabuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/ninjabuildstep.cpp
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ QString NinjaBuildStep::defaultBuildTarget() const
     QTC_ASSERT(bsl, return {});
     const Core::Id parentId = bsl->id();
     if (parentId == ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN)
-        return Constants::Targets::clean;
+        return {Constants::Targets::clean};
     if (parentId == ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_DEPLOY)
-        return Constants::Targets::install;
-    return Constants::Targets::all;
+        return {Constants::Targets::install};
+    return {Constants::Targets::all};
 }
 
 void NinjaBuildStep::doRun()