diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/meson/meson_1.8.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/meson/meson_1.8.0.bb
index 1d1011597b..5d4fc39751 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/meson/meson_1.8.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/meson/meson_1.8.0.bb
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ c_args = ['-isystem@{OECORE_NATIVE_SYSROOT}${includedir_native}' , ${@var_list2s
 c_link_args = ${@generate_native_link_template(d)}
 cpp_args = ['-isystem@{OECORE_NATIVE_SYSROOT}${includedir_native}' , ${@var_list2str('BUILD_OPTIMIZATION', d)}]
 cpp_link_args = ${@generate_native_link_template(d)}
-
-[properties]
-sys_root = '@OECORE_NATIVE_SYSROOT'
 EOF
 }