diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 1028017fb9ecfdfe36c9b109a5412ac55a5602d0..e90011144df53423d609aeff5a6ea860e27bb604 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ option(
   'tests',
   type : 'boolean',
   description : 'build and run unit tests',
-  value : 'true',
+  value : true,
 )