diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
index 33043231b4..a849e87297 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ meson_do_configure() {
     # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/commit/ef9aeb188ea2bc7353e59916c18901cde90fa2b3
     unset LD
 
-    # Work around "Meson fails if /tmp is mounted with noexec #2972"
-    mkdir -p "${B}/meson-private/tmp"
-    export TMPDIR="${B}/meson-private/tmp"
     bbnote Executing meson ${EXTRA_OEMESON}...
     if ! meson setup ${MESONOPTS} "${MESON_SOURCEPATH}" "${B}" ${MESON_CROSS_FILE} ${EXTRA_OEMESON}; then
         bbfatal_log meson failed