diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3a714238d4..c6942a89ab 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ project('systemd', 'c',
                 'localstatedir=/var',
                 'warning_level=2',
         ],
-        meson_version : '>= 0.54.0',
+        meson_version : '>= 0.55.0',
        )
 
 libsystemd_version = '0.36.0'
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ foreach prog : progs
                                    '/usr/sbin/' + prog[0],
                                    '/sbin/' + prog[0],
                                    required: false)
-                path = exe.found() ? exe.path() : prog[1]
+                path = exe.found() ? exe.full_path() : prog[1]
         endif
         name = prog.length() > 2 ? prog[2] : prog[0].to_upper()
         conf.set_quoted(name, path)
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ else
                         r = find_program('clang', required : bpf_framework_required, version : '>= 10.0.0')
                         clang_found = r.found()
                         if clang_found
-                                clang = r.path()
+                                clang = r.full_path()
                         endif
                 else
                         clang_found = true