diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/glcpp/meson.build b/src/compiler/glsl/glcpp/meson.build
index c91d9a1c23e..b3ea48aabb3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/glcpp/meson.build
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/glcpp/meson.build
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ if with_any_opengl and with_tests and meson.can_run_host_binaries() and \
       'glcpp test (@0@)'.format(m),
       prog_python,
       args : [
-        join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'tests/glcpp_test.py'),
+        files('tests/glcpp_test.py'),
         glcpp, join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'tests'),
         '--@0@'.format(m),
       ],
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/tests/meson.build b/src/compiler/glsl/tests/meson.build
index a883356795b..226ff373370 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/tests/meson.build
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if meson.can_run_host_binaries()
     'glsl compiler warnings',
     prog_python,
     args : [
-      join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'warnings_test.py'),
+      files('warnings_test.py'),
       '--glsl-compiler', glsl_compiler,
       '--test-directory', join_paths(
         dir_source_root, 'src', 'compiler', 'glsl', 'tests', 'warnings'
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if meson.can_run_host_binaries()
     'glsl optimization',
     prog_python,
     args : [
-      join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'optimization_test.py'),
+      files('optimization_test.py'),
       '--test-runner', glsl_test
     ],
     suite : ['compiler', 'glsl'],
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ if with_tools.contains('glsl')
     'glsl dump-builder test',
     glsl_compiler,
     args : ['--version', '110', '--dump-builder',
-            join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'standalone_dump-builder.frag'),
+            files('standalone_dump-builder.frag'),
            ],
     suite : ['compiler', 'glsl'],
   )
   test(
     'glsl lower-precision test',
     prog_python,
-    args : [join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'lower_precision_test.py'),
+    args : [files('lower_precision_test.py'),
             glsl_compiler
            ],
     suite : ['compiler', 'glsl'],
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/meson.build b/src/compiler/nir/meson.build
index feebc0353da..ab69747aef0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/meson.build
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/meson.build
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ if with_tests
     'nir_algebraic_parser',
     prog_python,
     args : [
-      join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'tests/algebraic_parser_test.py')
+      files('tests/algebraic_parser_test.py')
     ],
     suite : ['compiler', 'nir'],
   )