diff --git a/litex/soc/integration/builder.py b/litex/soc/integration/builder.py
index 17f6830f3..28b653a13 100644
--- a/litex/soc/integration/builder.py
+++ b/litex/soc/integration/builder.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import subprocess
 import struct
 import shutil
 
+from packaging.version import Version
+
 from litex import get_data_mod
 from litex.gen import colorer
 
@@ -253,20 +255,18 @@ class Builder:
     def _check_meson(self):
         # Check Meson install/version.
         meson_present   = (shutil.which("meson") is not None)
-        meson_version   = [0, 0, 0]
-        meson_major_min = 0
-        meson_minor_min = 59
+        meson_req = '0.59'
         if meson_present:
-            meson_version = subprocess.check_output(["meson", "-v"]).decode("utf-8").split(".")
-        if (not meson_present):
+            meson_version = subprocess.check_output(["meson", "-v"]).decode("utf-8")
+            if not Version(meson_version) >= Version(meson_req):
+                msg = f"Meson version to old. Found: {meson_version}. Required: {meson_req}.\n"
+                msg += "Try updating with:\n"
+                msg += "- pip3 install -U meson.\n"
+                raise OSError(msg)
+        else:
             msg = "Unable to find valid Meson build system, please install it with:\n"
             msg += "- pip3 install meson.\n"
             raise OSError(msg)
-        if (int(meson_version[0]) < meson_major_min) or (int(meson_version[0]) == meson_major_min and int(meson_version[1]) < meson_minor_min):
-            msg = f"Meson version to old. Found: {meson_version[0]}.{meson_version[1]}. Required: {meson_major_min}.{meson_minor_min}.\n"
-            msg += "Try updating with:\n"
-            msg += "- pip3 install -U meson.\n"
-            raise OSError(msg)
 
     def _prepare_rom_software(self):
         # Create directories for all software packages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fe8ba6bc1..ca96eac56 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ setup(
     license="BSD",
     python_requires="~=3.6",
     install_requires=[
+        "packaging",
         "pyserial",
         "requests",
     ],