diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2b9f8c55..1915335b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ if edje_cc == ''
   edje_cc = edje_cc_path
 endif
 
-res = run_command(edje_cc, meson.current_source_dir() + '/data/test_offscale.edc')
+res = run_command(edje_cc, meson.current_source_dir() + '/data/test_offscale.edc', check: false)
 if res.returncode() == 0
   message('edje_cc has support for offscale')
   edje_offscale='-DHAS_OFFSCALE=1'