diff --git a/conan/tools/meson/toolchain.py b/conan/tools/meson/toolchain.py
index e6294bb06fc..8763b9d65b0 100644
--- a/conan/tools/meson/toolchain.py
+++ b/conan/tools/meson/toolchain.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from conan.tools.env import VirtualBuildEnv
 from conan.tools.microsoft import VCVars
 from conans.client.build.cppstd_flags import cppstd_from_settings
-from conans.client.tools.oss import cross_building, get_cross_building_settings
+from conan.tools.cross_building import cross_building, get_cross_building_settings
 from conans.util.files import save
 
 
diff --git a/conans/test/functional/toolchains/meson/test_cross_x86.py b/conans/test/functional/toolchains/meson/test_cross_x86.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de5aa079418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conans/test/functional/toolchains/meson/test_cross_x86.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import os
+import platform
+import sys
+import textwrap
+
+import pytest
+
+from conans.test.assets.sources import gen_function_cpp
+from conans.test.utils.tools import TestClient
+
+@pytest.mark.tool_meson
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info.major == 2, reason="Meson not supported in Py2")
+# for Linux, build for x86 will require a multilib compiler
+# for macOS, build for x86 is no longer supported by modern Xcode
+@pytest.mark.skipif(platform.system() != "Windows", reason="requires Windows")
+def test_cross_x86():
+    conanfile_py = textwrap.dedent("""
+        from conans import ConanFile, tools
+        from conan.tools.meson import Meson, MesonToolchain
+
+
+        class App(ConanFile):
+            settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
+            options = {"shared": [True, False], "fPIC": [True, False]}
+            default_options = {"shared": False, "fPIC": True}
+
+            def config_options(self):
+                if self.settings.os == "Windows":
+                    del self.options.fPIC
+
+            def generate(self):
+                tc = MesonToolchain(self)
+                tc.generate()
+
+            def build(self):
+                meson = Meson(self)
+                meson.configure()
+                meson.build()
+        """)
+    meson_build = textwrap.dedent("""
+        project('tutorial', 'cpp')
+        executable('demo', 'main.cpp')
+        """)
+    main_cpp = gen_function_cpp(name="main")
+    profile_x86 = textwrap.dedent("""
+        include(default)
+        [settings]
+        arch=x86
+        [env]
+        CC=cl
+        CXX=cl
+        """)
+
+    client = TestClient()
+    client.save({"conanfile.py": conanfile_py,
+                 "meson.build": meson_build,
+                 "main.cpp": main_cpp,
+                 "x86": profile_x86})
+    profile_str = "--profile:build=default --profile:host=x86"
+    client.run("install . %s" % profile_str)
+    client.run("build .")
+    client.run_command(os.path.join("build", "demo"))
+
+    assert "main _M_IX86 defined" in client.out
+    assert "main _MSC_VER19" in client.out
+    assert "main _MSVC_LANG2014" in client.out