diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/meson.build b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/meson.build
index 35ed6f2f40..161f4801ea 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ else
   message('flex version @0@ >= @1@: YES'.format(flexversion, flex_min_version))
 endif
 
-flex_cdata.set('FLEX', flex.path())
+flex_cdata.set('FLEX', flex.full_path())
 if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
   flex_cdata.set('FLEX_ARGS', '--nounistd')
 else
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ gen_grammar_file = configure_file(input : 'grammar.y.in',
   output : 'grammar.y',
   configuration : bison_parser_cdata)
 
-bison_cdata.set('BISON', bison.path())
+bison_cdata.set('BISON', bison.full_path())
 bison_cdata.set('BISON_ARGS', '')
 
 gen_grammar = configure_file(input : 'gen_grammar.py.in',
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/helpers/meson.build b/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/helpers/meson.build
index b34423f9c2..d924078140 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/helpers/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/helpers/meson.build
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ if have_ptp
 
   meson.add_install_script('ptp_helper_post_install.sh',
       helpers_install_dir, with_ptp_helper_permissions,
-      setcap_prog.found() ? setcap_prog.path() : '')
+      setcap_prog.found() ? setcap_prog.full_path() : '')
 endif
 
 install_data(['gst_gdb.py', 'glib_gobject_helper.py'],