diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea0b68fe..fd9ab4ad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Meson build dir
+builddir
+
 # Prerequisites
 *.d
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fabc5da..fa778f92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ sudo apt install gcc-arm-none-eabi
 You can then proceed in building the firmware:
 
 ```
-cd OpenRTX
-make
+meson builddir
+meson compile -C builddir linux
 ```
 
 If everything compiled without errors you can connect your radio via USB,
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2251174a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+##
+## OpenRTX - Modular Open Source Radio Firmware
+##
+project('OpenRTX', 'c',
+  version : '0.1',
+  default_options : ['warning_level=3'])
+
+##
+## Here are listed all the platform independent source files
+##
+rtos_src = ['rtos/uC-OS3/Source/__dbg_uCOS-III.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_cfg_app.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_core.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_dbg.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_flag.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_mem.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_msg.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_mutex.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_prio.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_q.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_sem.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_stat.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_task.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_tick.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_time.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_tmr.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Source/os_var.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Ports/POSIX/os_cpu_c.c',
+            'rtos/uC-OS3/Cfg/os_app_hooks.c',
+            'rtos/uC-CPU/cpu_core.c',
+            'rtos/uC-CPU/Posix/cpu_c.c',
+            'rtos/uC-LIB/lib_ascii.c',
+            'rtos/uC-LIB/lib_math.c',
+            'rtos/uC-LIB/lib_mem.c',
+            'rtos/uC-LIB/lib_str.c']
+src = rtos_src
+
+##
+## Headers
+##
+interfaces = ['openrtx/include/interfaces']
+rtos_inc = ['rtos/uC-OS3/Source', 'rtos/uC-OS3/Ports/POSIX', 'rtos/uC-OS3/Cfg',
+            'rtos/uC-CPU/Posix',  'rtos/uC-CPU', 'rtos/uC-CPU/Cfg',             \
+            'rtos/uC-LIB', 'rtos/uC-LIB/Cfg']
+inc = interfaces + rtos_inc
+
+##
+## Definitions
+##
+def = {'DONT_USE_CMSIS_INIT': ''}
+
+##
+## Dependencies
+##
+sdl_dep = dependency('SDL2')
+threads_dep = dependency('threads')
+dep = [sdl_dep, threads_dep]
+
+##
+## Platform specialization
+##
+linux_src = src + ['tests/platform/x64_uC.c',
+                   'platform/drivers/display/display_libSDL.c']
+linux_def = def + {'SCREEN_WIDTH': 160, 'SCREEN_HEIGHT': 128}
+
+##
+## Compute define string
+##
+linux_args = []
+foreach k, v : linux_def
+  linux_args += '-D@0@=@1@'.format(k, v)
+endforeach
+
+linux = {'sources': linux_src,
+         'c_args': linux_args,
+         'include_directories': inc,
+         'dependencies': dep}
+
+##
+## Select your radio model among the supported ones: MD-380, MD-UV380
+##
+executable('openrtx-linux', kwargs:linux)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6513d5e3..fb375e36 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 pyusb
+meson