diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/meson-python/add-build-flags.sh b/pkgs/development/python-modules/meson-python/add-build-flags.sh
index d2535d1fd59a..d9327960eb1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/meson-python/add-build-flags.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/meson-python/add-build-flags.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-# Add all of mesonFlags to -Csetup-args for pypa builds
-for f in $mesonFlags; do
-  pypaBuildFlags+=" -Csetup-args=$f"
-  # This requires pip>23.0.1, see: https://meson-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/how-to-guides/config-settings.html
-  pipBuildFlags+=" --config-settings=setup-args=$f"
-done
+mesonPythonBuildFlagsHook() {
+  # Add all of mesonFlags to -Csetup-args for pypa builds
+  for f in $mesonFlags; do
+    pypaBuildFlags+=" -Csetup-args=$f"
+    # This requires pip>23.0.1, see: https://meson-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/how-to-guides/config-settings.html
+    pipBuildFlags+=" --config-settings=setup-args=$f"
+  done
+}
+
+postConfigureHooks+=(mesonPythonBuildFlagsHook)