diff --git a/gnu/packages/geo.scm b/gnu/packages/geo.scm
index bd105f7985c..f07b5e4b951 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/geo.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/geo.scm
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bison)
   #:use-module (gnu packages boost)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages build-tools)
   #:use-module (gnu packages check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
   #:use-module (gnu packages curl)
@@ -224,7 +225,8 @@ topology functions.")
                 "02bdkmb3wyzfrbq726634v4g1hyh9za70cc2ivlbp7zc2n1jgp5c"))))
     (build-system meson-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:glib-or-gtk? #t
+     `(#:meson ,meson-0.59         ;positional arguments error with meson 0.60
+       #:glib-or-gtk? #t
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (add-after 'unpack 'skip-gtk-update-icon-cache