diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/meson.build b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1df28d507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#   BSD LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+#   All rights reserved.
+#
+#   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+#   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+#   are met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+#       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#       distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+#       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+#       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+#   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+#   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+#   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+#   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+#   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+#   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+#   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+#   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+eal_inc += include_directories('include')
+dpdk_includes += '-I@0@/include'.format(meson.current_source_dir())
+install_subdir('include/exec-env', install_dir: 'include')
+
+sources = ['eal_alarm.c',
+		'eal_debug.c',
+		'eal_hugepage_info.c',
+		'eal_interrupts.c',
+		'eal_lcore.c',
+		'eal_thread.c',
+		'eal_timer.c',
+		'eal.c',
+		'eal_memory.c',
+		'eal_pci.c',
+]
+
+eal_lib = library('rte_eal', sources, eal_common_sources, eal_common_arch_sources,
+			dependencies: dependency('threads'),
+			include_directories : eal_inc,
+			c_args: '-D_GNU_SOURCE',
+			link_args: '-lexecinfo',
+			install: true
+)
+
+dpdk_libraries += ['-pthread', eal_lib]
+
+rte_eal = declare_dependency(link_with: eal_lib, include_directories: eal_inc)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/meson.build b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc9f22175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#   BSD LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+#   All rights reserved.
+#
+#   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+#   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+#   are met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+#       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#       distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+#       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+#       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+#   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+#   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+#   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+#   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+#   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+#   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+#   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+#   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+#   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+subdir('eal')
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/meson.build b/lib/librte_eal/meson.build
index f24799625..219501c86 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/meson.build
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
 eal_inc = [global_inc]
 subdir('common')
 if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
+	dpdk_conf.set('RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP', 1)
 	subdir('linuxapp')
 elif host_machine.system() == 'freebsd'
+	dpdk_conf.set('RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP', 1)
 	subdir('bsdapp')
 else
 	error('unsupported system type @0@'.format(hostmachine.system()))
