diff --git a/gdk/deprecated/meson.build b/gdk/deprecated/meson.build
index 12b0b25076..0d9890df40 100644
--- a/gdk/deprecated/meson.build
+++ b/gdk/deprecated/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-gdk_deprecated_sources = [
-  'deprecated/gdkpixbuf.c',
-]
+gdk_deprecated_sources = files([
+  'gdkpixbuf.c',
+])
 
-gdk_deprecated_headers = [
-  'deprecated/gdkpixbuf.h',
-]
+gdk_deprecated_headers = files([
+  'gdkpixbuf.h',
+])