diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index caf94c7020..0f58006fa2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ matrix:
         - language: objective-c
           osx_image: xcode10.1
           install:
-              - pip3 install meson
+              - pip3 install meson==0.49.2
           addons:
               homebrew:
                   packages:
diff --git a/xcode-meson.sh b/xcode-meson.sh
index 735aa411af..d1065533a8 100755
--- a/xcode-meson.sh
+++ b/xcode-meson.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ endian = 'little'
 c_args = ['-arch', '$arch']
 needs_exe_wrapper = true
 EOF
-    meson $SRCROOT --cross-file $crossfile
+    meson $SRCROOT --cross-file $crossfile || exit $?
     config=$(meson introspect --buildoptions)
 fi