diff -Naur a/mesonbuild/mesonmain.py b/mesonbuild/mesonmain.py
--- a/mesonbuild/mesonmain.py	2022-03-14 17:54:43.000000000 +0000
+++ b/mesonbuild/mesonmain.py	2022-09-08 11:37:30.188886866 +0100
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             command = options.command
 
         if command in ('setup', 'compile', 'test', 'install') and sys.version_info < (3, 7):
-            pending_python_deprecation_notice = True
+            pending_python_deprecation_notice = False
 
         try:
             return options.run_func(options)