diff --git a/README b/README
index b1fbf284a1..39d4e5aa15 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
         polkit (optional)
 
         To build in directory build/:
-          meson build/ && ninja -C build
+          meson setup build/ && meson compile -C build/
 
         Any configuration options can be specified as -Darg=value... arguments
         to meson. After the build directory is initially configured, meson will
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
         their current values.
 
         Useful commands:
-          ninja -v some/target
-          ninja test
-          sudo ninja install
-          DESTDIR=... ninja install
+          meson compile -v -C build/ some/target
+          meson test -C build/
+          sudo meson install -C build/
+          DESTDIR=... meson install -C build/
 
         A tarball can be created with:
           git archive --format=tar --prefix=systemd-222/ v222 | xz > systemd-222.tar.xz
diff --git a/docs/CODE_QUALITY.md b/docs/CODE_QUALITY.md
index a724d663f6..a59912a676 100644
--- a/docs/CODE_QUALITY.md
+++ b/docs/CODE_QUALITY.md
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ The systemd project has a number of code quality tools set up in the source
 tree and on the github infrastructure. Here's an incomprehensive list of the
 available functionality:
 
-1. Use `ninja -C build test` to run the unit tests. Some tests are skipped if
+1. Use `meson test -C build` to run the unit tests. Some tests are skipped if
    no privileges are available, hence consider also running them with `sudo
-   ninja -C build test`. A couple of unit tests are considered "unsafe" (as
-   they change system state); to run those too, build with `meson
+   meson test -C build`. A couple of unit tests are considered "unsafe" (as
+   they change system state); to run those too, build with `meson setup
    -Dtests=unsafe`. Finally, some unit tests are considered to be very slow,
-   build them too with `meson -Dslow-tests=true`. (Note that there are a couple
-   of manual tests in addition to these unit tests.)
+   build them too with `meson setup -Dslow-tests=true`. (Note that there are a
+   couple of manual tests in addition to these unit tests.) (Also note: you can
+   change these flags for an already set up build tree, too, with "meson
+   configure -C build -D…".)
 
 2. Use `./test/run-integration-tests.sh` to run the full integration test
    suite. This will build OS images with a number of integration tests and run
@@ -35,14 +37,14 @@ available functionality:
    `./tools/find-tabs.sh recpatch` to fix them. (Again, grain of salt, foreign
    headers should usually be left unmodified.)
 
-6. Use `ninja -C build check-api-docs` to compare the list of exported
+6. Use `meson compile -C build check-api-docs` to compare the list of exported
    symbols of `libsystemd.so` and `libudev.so` with the list of man pages. Symbols
    lacking documentation are highlighted.
 
-7. Use `ninja -C build hwdb-update` to automatically download and import the
+7. Use `meson compile -C build hwdb-update` to automatically download and import the
    PCI, USB and OUI databases into hwdb.
 
-8. Use `ninja -C build man/update-man-rules` to update the meson rules for
+8. Use `meson compile -C build man/update-man-rules` to update the meson rules for
    building man pages automatically from the docbook XML files included in
    `man/`.
 
diff --git a/docs/HACKING.md b/docs/HACKING.md
index 7ec3dde95b..d25be843dc 100644
--- a/docs/HACKING.md
+++ b/docs/HACKING.md
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ $ git clone https://github.com/systemd/systemd.git
 $ cd systemd
 $ vim src/core/main.c                     # or wherever you'd like to make your changes
 $ meson build                             # configure the build
-$ ninja -C build                          # build it locally, see if everything compiles fine
-$ ninja -C build test                     # run some simple regression tests
+$ meson compile -C build                  # build it locally, see if everything compiles fine
+$ meson test -C build                     # run some simple regression tests
 $ ln -s .mkosi/mkosi.fedora mkosi.default # Configure mkosi to build a fedora image
 $ (umask 077; echo 123 > mkosi.rootpw)    # set root password used by mkosi
 $ sudo mkosi                              # build a test image
diff --git a/docs/RELEASE.md b/docs/RELEASE.md
index a93c0c6418..5914464107 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASE.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASE.md
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ layout: default
 # Steps to a Successful Release
 
 1. Add all items to NEWS
-2. Update the contributors list in NEWS (`ninja -C build git-contrib`)
+2. Update the contributors list in NEWS (`meson compile -C build git-contrib`)
 3. Update the time and place in NEWS
 4. [RC1] Update version and library numbers in `meson.build`
-5. Check dbus docs with `ninja -C build man/update-dbus-docs`
+5. Check dbus docs with `meson compile -C build man/update-dbus-docs`
 6. Tag the release: `version=vXXX-rcY && git tag -s "${version}" -m "systemd ${version}"`
-7. Do `ninja -C build`
+7. Do `meson compile -C build`
 8. Make sure that the version string and package string match: `build/systemctl --version`
-9. Upload the documentation: `ninja -C build doc-sync`
+9. Upload the documentation: `meson compile -C build doc-sync`
 10. [FINAL] Close the github milestone and open a new one (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/milestones)
 11. "Draft" a new release on github (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/new), mark "This is a pre-release" if appropriate.
 12. Check that announcement to systemd-devel, with a copy&paste from NEWS, was sent. This should happen automatically.
diff --git a/docs/TRANSLATORS.md b/docs/TRANSLATORS.md
index a120bcafbc..fa74e19fee 100644
--- a/docs/TRANSLATORS.md
+++ b/docs/TRANSLATORS.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ To create a translation to a language not yet available, start by creating the
 initial template:
 
 ```
-$ ninja -C build/ systemd-pot
+$ meson compile -C build/ systemd-pot
 ```
 
 This will generate file `po/systemd.pot` in the source tree.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ using the `poedit` GUI editor.)
 Start by updating the `*.po` files from the latest template:
 
 ```
-$ ninja -C build/ systemd-update-po
+$ meson compile -C build/ systemd-update-po
 ```
 
 This will touch all the `*.po` files, so you'll want to pay attention when
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ using `git checkout -- po/` after you commit the changes you do want to keep.)
 You can recompile the `*.po` files using the following command:
 
 ```
-$ ninja -C build/ systemd-gmo
+$ meson compile -C build/ systemd-gmo
 ```
 
 The resulting files will be saved in the `build/po/` directory.