diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 572dc63c4..25ac8d016 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('euphonic',
         'c',
-        version: run_command('python', 'build_utils/version.py', check: true).stdout().strip(),
+        version: run_command('python', files('build_utils/version.py'), check: true).stdout().strip(),
         meson_version: '>=1.6',
        )