diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fa0b2f2ed..b60cb41c3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'intel-vaapi-driver', 'c',
   version : '2.4.0.1',
-  meson_version : '>= 0.43.0',
+  meson_version : '>= 0.47.0',
   default_options : [ 'warning_level=1',
                       'buildtype=debugoptimized' ])
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 32dab83d5..1164a98f4 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ config_file = configure_file(
   output : 'config.h',
   configuration : config_cfg)
 
+intel_driver_git_version = intel_vaapi_driver_version
 if git.found()
   git_version = run_command(
     git, '--git-dir', join_paths(meson.source_root(), '.git'),
-    'describe', '--tags')
-  intel_driver_git_version = git_version.stdout().strip()
-else
-  intel_driver_git_version = intel_vaapi_driver_version
+    'describe', '--tags', check: false)
+  if git_version.returncode() == 0
+    intel_driver_git_version = git_version.stdout().strip()
+  endif
 endif
 
 version_cfg = configuration_data()