diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/meson.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/meson.py
index 6f773544e3..4fb101f9f7 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/meson.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/meson.py
@@ -10,37 +10,54 @@ import tempfile
 import unittest
 
 from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
+from oeqa.sdkext.context import OESDKExtTestContext
 from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
 errors_have_output()
 
-class MesonTest(OESDKTestCase):
-    """
-    Test that Meson builds correctly.
-    """
+class MesonTestBase(OESDKTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         libc = self.td.get("TCLIBC")
         if libc in [ 'newlib' ]:
             raise unittest.SkipTest("MesonTest class: SDK doesn't contain a supported C library")
 
+        if isinstance(self.tc, OESDKExtTestContext):
+            self.skipTest(f"{self.id()} does not support eSDK (https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15854)")
+
         self.ensure_host_package("meson")
+        self.ensure_host_package("pkgconfig")
+
+    def build_meson(self, sourcedir, builddir, installdir=None, options=""):
+        """
+        Given a source tree in sourcedir, configure it to build in builddir with
+        the specified options, and if installdir is set also install.
+        """
+        log = self._run(f"meson setup --warnlevel 1 {builddir} {sourcedir} {options}")
+
+        # Check that Meson thinks we're doing a cross build and not a native
+        self.assertIn("Build type: cross build", log)
+
+        self._run(f"meson compile -C {builddir} -v")
+
+        if installdir:
+            self._run(f"meson install -C {builddir} --destdir {installdir}")
+
+class MesonTest(MesonTestBase):
+    """
+    Test that Meson builds correctly.
+    """
 
     def test_epoxy(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="epoxy", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
             tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://github.com/anholt/libepoxy/releases/download/1.5.3/libepoxy-1.5.3.tar.xz")
 
-            dirs = {}
-            dirs["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "libepoxy-1.5.3")
-            dirs["build"] = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
-            dirs["install"] = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
+            sourcedir = os.path.join(testdir, "libepoxy-1.5.3")
+            builddir = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
+            installdir = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
 
             subprocess.check_output(["tar", "xf", tarball, "-C", testdir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dirs["source"]))
-            os.makedirs(dirs["build"])
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(sourcedir))
 
-            log = self._run("meson --warnlevel 1 -Degl=no -Dglx=no -Dx11=false {build} {source}".format(**dirs))
-            # Check that Meson thinks we're doing a cross build and not a native
-            self.assertIn("Build type: cross build", log)
-            self._run("ninja -C {build} -v".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("DESTDIR={install} ninja -C {build} -v install".format(**dirs))
-
-            self.check_elf(os.path.join(dirs["install"], "usr", "local", "lib", "libepoxy.so"))
+            os.makedirs(builddir)
+            self.build_meson(sourcedir, builddir, installdir, "-Degl=no -Dglx=no -Dx11=false")
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(installdir))
+            self.check_elf(os.path.join(installdir, "usr", "local", "lib", "libepoxy.so"))