diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/meson.build b/gst-libs/gst/audio/meson.build
index 7bc2460298..0e4efab2e3 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/meson.build
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/meson.build
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ if have_orcc
 else
   orc_h = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.h',
     output : orcsrc + '.h',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
   orc_c = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.c',
     output : orcsrc + '.c',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
 endif
 
 simd_cargs = []
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/meson.build b/gst-libs/gst/video/meson.build
index 356a345259..5d694c18b4 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/meson.build
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/meson.build
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ if have_orcc
 else
   orc_h = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.h',
     output : orcsrc + '.h',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
   orc_c = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.c',
     output : orcsrc + '.c',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
 endif
 
 gstvideo = library('gstvideo-@0@'.format(api_version),
diff --git a/gst/adder/meson.build b/gst/adder/meson.build
index 19edae34ad..7ba1ff19d7 100644
--- a/gst/adder/meson.build
+++ b/gst/adder/meson.build
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ if have_orcc
 else
   orc_h = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.h',
     output : orcsrc + '.h',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
   orc_c = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.c',
     output : orcsrc + '.c',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
 endif
 
 adder = library('gstadder',
diff --git a/gst/audiomixer/meson.build b/gst/audiomixer/meson.build
index 9da6b16d11..0bca202fb0 100644
--- a/gst/audiomixer/meson.build
+++ b/gst/audiomixer/meson.build
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ if have_orcc
 else
   orc_h = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.h',
     output : orcsrc + '.h',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
   orc_c = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.c',
     output : orcsrc + '.c',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
 endif
 
 gstaudiomixer = library('gstaudiomixer',
diff --git a/gst/videotestsrc/meson.build b/gst/videotestsrc/meson.build
index 08c6406c70..6a81838285 100644
--- a/gst/videotestsrc/meson.build
+++ b/gst/videotestsrc/meson.build
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ if have_orcc
 else
   orc_h = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.h',
     output : orcsrc + '.h',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
   orc_c = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.c',
     output : orcsrc + '.c',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
 endif
 
 gstvideotestsrc = library('gstvideotestsrc',
diff --git a/gst/volume/meson.build b/gst/volume/meson.build
index b4d24507d6..3af909fbe8 100644
--- a/gst/volume/meson.build
+++ b/gst/volume/meson.build
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ if have_orcc
 else
   orc_h = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.h',
     output : orcsrc + '.h',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
   orc_c = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.c',
     output : orcsrc + '.c',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
 endif
 
 gstvolume = library('gstvolume', 'gstvolume.c', orc_c, orc_h,