diff --git a/0001-compilers-n_debug-if-release-and-buildtype-plain-sho.patch b/0001-compilers-n_debug-if-release-and-buildtype-plain-sho.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1522056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-compilers-n_debug-if-release-and-buildtype-plain-sho.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+From d88bf0eb80e2531a8017de4efd4eb02f1e3081ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dylan Baker <dylan@pnwbakers.com>
+Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:35:18 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] compilers: n_debug=if-release and buildtype=plain should not
+ enable assertions
+
+It's a bit odd that it doesn't, and has resulted in bugs in distro
+packaging.
+
+Fixes #5141
+---
+ docs/markdown/snippets/debug-if-release-plain.md | 4 ++++
+ mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+ create mode 100644 docs/markdown/snippets/debug-if-release-plain.md
+
+diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/debug-if-release-plain.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/debug-if-release-plain.md
+new file mode 100644
+index 00000000..013e6c83
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/debug-if-release-plain.md
+@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
++## n_debug=if-release and buildtype=plain means no asserts
++
++Previously if this combination was used then assertions were enabled,
++which is fairly surprising behavior.
+diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
+index da029806..66195dc1 100644
+--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
++++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
+@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ def get_base_compile_args(options, compiler):
+ try:
+ if (options['b_ndebug'].value == 'true' or
+ (options['b_ndebug'].value == 'if-release' and
+- options['buildtype'].value == 'release')):
++ options['buildtype'].value in {'release', 'plain'})):
+ args += ['-DNDEBUG']
+ except KeyError:
+ pass
+--
+2.21.0
+
diff --git a/0001-rpm-Always-set-b_ndebug-to-true.patch b/0001-rpm-Always-set-b_ndebug-to-true.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 05eed2d..0000000
--- a/0001-rpm-Always-set-b_ndebug-to-true.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-From 83b32f0efe939fe8cb41c5f94c3c85e2002691d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Igor Gnatenko <i.gnatenko.brain@gmail.com>
-Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:00:32 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] rpm: Always set b_ndebug to true
-
-'if-release' does not catch buildtype=plain, so we need to do this.
-
-Signed-off-by: Igor Gnatenko <i.gnatenko.brain@gmail.com>
----
- data/macros.meson | 1 +
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
-
-diff --git a/data/macros.meson b/data/macros.meson
-index 05d21e58..73a31ab7 100644
---- a/data/macros.meson
-+++ b/data/macros.meson
-@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
- --sharedstatedir=%{_sharedstatedir} \
- --wrap-mode=%{__meson_wrap_mode} \
- --auto-features=%{__meson_auto_features} \
-+ -Db_ndebug=true \
- %{_vpath_srcdir} %{_vpath_builddir} \
- %{nil}}
-
---
-2.21.0
-
diff --git a/meson.spec b/meson.spec
index aaec26d..97077a4 100644
--- a/meson.spec
+++ b/meson.spec
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
Name: meson
Version: 0.50.0
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
Summary: High productivity build system
License: ASL 2.0
URL: http://mesonbuild.com/
Source: https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-# https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/pull/5142
-Patch0001: 0001-rpm-Always-set-b_ndebug-to-true.patch
+# https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/commit/d88bf0eb80e2531a8017de4efd4eb02f1e3081ec
+Patch0001: 0001-compilers-n_debug-if-release-and-buildtype-plain-sho.patch
BuildArch: noarch
Obsoletes: %{name}-gui < 0.31.0-3
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ export MESON_PRINT_TEST_OUTPUT=1
%{_datadir}/polkit-1/actions/com.mesonbuild.install.policy
%changelog
+* Mon Apr 08 2019 Igor Gnatenko <ignatenkobrain@fedoraproject.org> - 0.50.0-3
+- Drop -Db_ndebug=true and just fix it instead
+
* Mon Mar 25 2019 Igor Gnatenko <ignatenkobrain@fedoraproject.org> - 0.50.0-2
- Set -Db_ndebug=true