diff --git a/.github/workflows/core-arm64-windows-test.yml b/.github/workflows/core-arm64-windows-test.yml
index 0eb4e8f8f6..76d273de22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core-arm64-windows-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core-arm64-windows-test.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install meson
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        pip3 install --user meson==1.10.1
+        pip3 install --user meson==1.11.0
 
     - name: Run test
       shell: bash
diff --git a/core/cross-arm64.build b/core/cross-arm64.build
index 9fd7cc6d14..7bea64992e 100644
--- a/core/cross-arm64.build
+++ b/core/cross-arm64.build
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [host_machine]
 system = 'windows'
+subsystem = 'windows'
 cpu_family = 'aarch64'
 cpu = 'arm64'
 endian = 'little'
diff --git a/core/cross-x64.build b/core/cross-x64.build
index df3ab0b5dc..ecc0486e08 100644
--- a/core/cross-x64.build
+++ b/core/cross-x64.build
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [host_machine]
 system = 'windows'
+subsystem = 'windows'
 cpu_family = 'x86_64'
 cpu = 'x86_64'
 endian = 'little'
@@ -11,3 +12,6 @@ ar = 'lib'
 ld = 'link'
 strip = 'llvm-strip'
 pkgconfig = 'pkg-config'
+
+[properties]
+needs_exe_wrapper = false