diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 35ac90e35..aca03a44e 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ run: all
 	PIPEWIRE_MODULE_DIR=@BUILD_ROOT@ \
 	PATH=@BUILD_ROOT@/src/examples:$(PATH) \
 	PIPEWIRE_CONFIG_FILE=@BUILD_ROOT@/src/daemon/pipewire-uninstalled.conf \
-	PIPEWIRE_CONFIG_DIR=src/daemon/ \
-	ACP_PATHS_DIR=spa/plugins/alsa/mixer/paths \
-	ACP_PROFILES_DIR=spa/plugins/alsa/mixer/profile-sets \
+	PIPEWIRE_CONFIG_DIR=@BUILD_ROOT@/src/daemon/ \
+	ACP_PATHS_DIR=@SOURCE_ROOT@/spa/plugins/alsa/mixer/paths \
+	ACP_PROFILES_DIR=@SOURCE_ROOT@/spa/plugins/alsa/mixer/profile-sets \
 	$(DBG) @BUILD_ROOT@/src/daemon/pipewire
 
 gdb:
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0073eb138..ec02ef314 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ pipewire_inc = include_directories('src')
 
 makedata = configuration_data()
   makedata.set('BUILD_ROOT', meson.build_root())
+  makedata.set('SOURCE_ROOT', meson.source_root())
   makedata.set('VERSION', pipewire_version)
 if version_arr.length() == 4
   makedata.set('TAG', 'HEAD')