diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d3bdfada85..28042f0ae6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -50,9 +50,12 @@ fuzzer_build = want_ossfuzz or want_libfuzzer or want_fuzzbuzz
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 # Try to install the git pre-commit hook
-git_hook = run_command(join_paths(project_source_root, 'tools/add-git-hook.sh'))
-if git_hook.returncode() == 0
-        message(git_hook.stdout().strip())
+add_git_hook_sh = find_program('tools/add-git-hook.sh', required : false)
+if add_git_hook_sh.found()
+        git_hook = run_command(add_git_hook_sh)
+        if git_hook.returncode() == 0
+                message(git_hook.stdout().strip())
+        endif
 endif
 
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