diff --git a/src/check-c-linkage-decls.py b/src/check-c-linkage-decls.py
index 41b9d02a5..6ae2579f7 100755
--- a/src/check-c-linkage-decls.py
+++ b/src/check-c-linkage-decls.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import sys, os
 
 os.chdir (os.environ.get ('srcdir', os.path.dirname (__file__)))
 
-HBHEADERS = os.environ.get ('HBHEADERS', '').split () or \
+HBHEADERS = [os.path.basename (x) for x in os.environ.get ('HBHEADERS', '').split ()] or \
 	[x for x in os.listdir ('.') if x.startswith ('hb') and x.endswith ('.h')]
-HBSOURCES = os.environ.get ('HBSOURCES', '').split () or \
+HBSOURCES = [os.path.basename (x) for x in os.environ.get ('HBSOURCES', '').split ()] or \
 	[x for x in os.listdir ('.') if x.startswith ('hb') and x.endswith (('.cc', '.hh'))]
 
 stat = 0
diff --git a/src/check-externs.py b/src/check-externs.py
index 13aedf85a..ea6d7f3ad 100755
--- a/src/check-externs.py
+++ b/src/check-externs.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys, os, re
 
 os.chdir (os.environ.get ('srcdir', os.path.dirname (__file__)))
 
-HBHEADERS = os.environ.get ('HBHEADERS', '').split () or \
+HBHEADERS = [os.path.basename (x) for x in os.environ.get ('HBHEADERS', '').split ()] or \
 	[x for x in os.listdir ('.') if x.startswith ('hb') and x.endswith ('.h')]
 
 stat = 0
diff --git a/src/check-header-guards.py b/src/check-header-guards.py
index e6c907731..6bf6ad42f 100755
--- a/src/check-header-guards.py
+++ b/src/check-header-guards.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import sys, os, re
 
 os.chdir (os.environ.get ('srcdir', os.path.dirname (__file__)))
 
-HBHEADERS = os.environ.get ('HBHEADERS', '').split () or \
+HBHEADERS = [os.path.basename (x) for x in os.environ.get ('HBHEADERS', '').split ()] or \
 	[x for x in os.listdir ('.') if x.startswith ('hb') and x.endswith ('.h')]
-HBSOURCES = os.environ.get ('HBSOURCES', '').split () or \
+HBSOURCES = [os.path.basename (x) for x in os.environ.get ('HBSOURCES', '').split ()] or \
 	[x for x in os.listdir ('.') if x.startswith ('hb') and x.endswith (('.cc', '.hh'))]
 
 stat = 0
diff --git a/src/check-includes.py b/src/check-includes.py
index b278b3e59..d9219bf8b 100755
--- a/src/check-includes.py
+++ b/src/check-includes.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import sys, os, re
 
 os.chdir (os.environ.get ('srcdir', os.path.dirname (__file__)))
 
-HBHEADERS = os.environ.get ('HBHEADERS', '').split () or \
+HBHEADERS = [os.path.basename (x) for x in os.environ.get ('HBHEADERS', '').split ()] or \
 	[x for x in os.listdir ('.') if x.startswith ('hb') and x.endswith ('.h')]
-HBSOURCES = os.environ.get ('HBSOURCES', '').split () or \
+HBSOURCES = [os.path.basename (x) for x in os.environ.get ('HBSOURCES', '').split ()] or \
 	[x for x in os.listdir ('.') if x.startswith ('hb') and x.endswith (('.cc', '.hh'))]
 
 stat = 0
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 57278c522..0de85a7e9 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -676,12 +676,12 @@ if get_option('tests').enabled()
   env.set('libs', meson.current_build_dir()) # TODO: Merge this with builddir after autotools removal
   HBSOURCES = []
   foreach f : hb_sources
-    HBSOURCES += '@0@'.format(f).split ('/')[1]
+    HBSOURCES += '@0@'.format(f)
   endforeach
   env.set('HBSOURCES', ' '.join(HBSOURCES))
   HBHEADERS = []
   foreach f : hb_headers
-    HBHEADERS += '@0@'.format(f).split ('/')[1]
+    HBHEADERS += '@0@'.format(f)
   endforeach
   env.set('HBHEADERS', ' '.join(HBHEADERS))