diff --git a/libmalcontent-ui/meson.build b/libmalcontent-ui/meson.build
index 38601f3..b4e70c7 100644
--- a/libmalcontent-ui/meson.build
+++ b/libmalcontent-ui/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ endif
 resources = gnome.compile_resources(
   'resources',
   'malcontent-ui.gresource.xml',
-  source_dir: meson.source_root(),
+  source_dir: meson.current_source_dir(),
 )
 
 libmalcontent_ui_sources = [
diff --git a/libmalcontent/tests/meson.build b/libmalcontent/tests/meson.build
index 630b3dd..27b67e1 100644
--- a/libmalcontent/tests/meson.build
+++ b/libmalcontent/tests/meson.build
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ accounts_service_iface_c = custom_target(
 )
 
 accounts_service_extension_ifaces = [
-  join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'accounts-service', 'com.endlessm.ParentalControls.AppFilter.xml'),
-  join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'accounts-service', 'com.endlessm.ParentalControls.SessionLimits.xml'),
+  join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), '..', '..', 'accounts-service', 'com.endlessm.ParentalControls.AppFilter.xml'),
+  join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), '..', '..', 'accounts-service', 'com.endlessm.ParentalControls.SessionLimits.xml'),
 ]
 
 accounts_service_extension_iface_h = custom_target(
diff --git a/malcontent-control/meson.build b/malcontent-control/meson.build
index 7ade11b..8263306 100644
--- a/malcontent-control/meson.build
+++ b/malcontent-control/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ endif
 resources = gnome.compile_resources(
   'resources',
   'malcontent-control.gresource.xml',
-  source_dir: meson.source_root(),
+  source_dir: meson.current_source_dir(),
 )
 
 malcontent_control = executable('malcontent-control',
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ desktop_file = i18n.merge_file('desktop-file',
   type: 'desktop',
   input: '@0@.desktop.in'.format(application_id),
   output: '@0@.desktop'.format(application_id),
-  po_dir: join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'po'),
+  po_dir: join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), '..', 'po'),
   install: true,
   install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications'),
 )
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ endif
 appdata_file = i18n.merge_file('appdata-file',
   input: '@0@.appdata.xml.in'.format(application_id),
   output: '@0@.appdata.xml'.format(application_id),
-  po_dir: join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'po'),
+  po_dir: join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), '..', 'po'),
   install: true,
   install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'metainfo'),
 )
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ endif
 policy_file = i18n.merge_file('policy-file',
   input: '@0@.policy.in'.format(application_id),
   output: '@0@.policy'.format(application_id),
-  po_dir: join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'po'),
+  po_dir: join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), '..', 'po'),
   install: true,
   install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'polkit-1', 'actions'),
 )
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6e1dfa5..221bf19 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ gnome = import('gnome')
 i18n = import('i18n')
 pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
 
-meson_make_symlink = join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'tools', 'meson-make-symlink.py')
-po_dir = join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'po')
+meson_make_symlink = join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'tools', 'meson-make-symlink.py')
+po_dir = join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'po')
 
 prefix = get_option('prefix')
 bindir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('bindir'))