diff --git a/test/fuzz/meson.build b/test/fuzz/meson.build
index e8e17446e05..c0720b14ea1 100644
--- a/test/fuzz/meson.build
+++ b/test/fuzz/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if git.found() and fs.exists(project_source_root / '.git')
                           'ls-files', ':/test/fuzz/*/*',
                           check: true)
 else
-        out = run_command(sh, '-c', 'ls @0@/test/fuzz/*/*'.format(project_source_root), check: true)
+        out = run_command(sh, '-c', 'cd "@0@"; echo test/fuzz/*/*'.format(project_source_root), check: true)
 endif
 
 fuzz_regression_tests = []
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 46eab4c1e14..6f6bba69946 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ if want_tests != 'false' and dmi_arches.contains(host_machine.cpu_family())
                         check: true)
         else
                 out = run_command(
-                        sh, '-c', 'ls @0@/test/dmidecode-dumps/*.bin'.format(project_source_root),
+                        sh, '-c', 'cd "@0@"; echo test/dmidecode-dumps/*.bin'.format(project_source_root),
                         check: true)
         endif