diff --git a/packages/m/meson/xmake.lua b/packages/m/meson/xmake.lua
index 39df01fd3..1db1b813b 100644
--- a/packages/m/meson/xmake.lua
+++ b/packages/m/meson/xmake.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package("meson")
     add_versions("0.50.1", "f68f56d60c80a77df8fc08fa1016bc5831605d4717b622c96212573271e14ecc")
 
     add_deps("ninja", "python 3.x")
- 
+  
     on_install("macosx", "linux", "windows", function (package)
         import("core.base.semver")
         local version = semver.new(package:dep("python"):version_str())
diff --git a/packages/n/ninja/xmake.lua b/packages/n/ninja/xmake.lua
index d361fb1de..bf2d6f709 100644
--- a/packages/n/ninja/xmake.lua
+++ b/packages/n/ninja/xmake.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package("ninja")
     end
 
     if is_host("linux") then
-        add_deps("python 2.x")
+        add_deps("python2")
     end
 
     on_install("windows", function (package)