diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0476d972d0..2576153536 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ endif
 time_epoch = get_option('time-epoch')
 if time_epoch <= 0
         time_epoch = run_command(sh, '-c', 'echo "$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH"', check : true).stdout().strip()
-        if time_epoch == '' and git.found() and fs.exists('.git')
+        if time_epoch == '' and git.found() and fs.is_dir('.git')
                 # If we're in a git repository, use the creation time of the latest git tag.
                 latest_tag = run_command(git, 'describe', '--abbrev=0', '--tags',
                                          check : false)
diff --git a/test/fuzz/meson.build b/test/fuzz/meson.build
index f7f0a6111c..a8fb71c566 100644
--- a/test/fuzz/meson.build
+++ b/test/fuzz/meson.build
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ sanitize_address_undefined = custom_target(
 fuzz_sanitizers = [['address,undefined', sanitize_address_undefined]]
 fuzz_testsdir = 'test/fuzz'
 
-if git.found() and fs.exists(project_source_root / '.git')
+if git.found() and fs.is_dir(project_source_root / '.git')
         out = run_command(env, '-u', 'GIT_WORK_TREE',
                           git, '--git-dir=@0@/.git'.format(project_source_root),
                           'ls-files', ':/@0@/*/*'.format(fuzz_testsdir),
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 93f0e679fe..a051f77a52 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ endif
 if want_tests != 'false' and dmi_arches.contains(host_machine.cpu_family())
         udev_dmi_memory_id_test = find_program('udev-dmi-memory-id-test.sh')
 
-        if git.found() and fs.exists(project_source_root / '.git')
+        if git.found() and fs.is_dir(project_source_root / '.git')
                 out = run_command(
                         env, '-u', 'GIT_WORK_TREE',
                         git, '--git-dir=@0@/.git'.format(project_source_root),