diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 470b34c6..deb5353f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -184,54 +184,55 @@ if get_option('portable') or host_machine.system() == 'windows'
     lite_docdir = '/doc'
     lite_datadir = '/data'
     configure_file(
-        input: 'resources/windows/lite-xl.exe.manifest.in',
+        input: 'resources' / 'windows' / 'lite-xl.exe.manifest.in',
         output: 'lite-xl.exe.manifest',
         configuration: conf_data
     )
 elif get_option('bundle') and host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
     lite_cargs += '-DMACOS_USE_BUNDLE'
-    lite_bindir = 'Contents/MacOS'
-    lite_docdir = 'Contents/Resources'
-    lite_datadir = 'Contents/Resources'
+    lite_bindir = 'Contents' / 'MacOS'
+    lite_docdir = 'Contents' / 'Resources'
+    lite_datadir = 'Contents' / 'Resources'
     conf_data.set(
         'CURRENT_YEAR',
         run_command('date', '+%Y', capture: true).stdout().strip()
     )
-    install_data('resources/icons/icon.icns', install_dir : 'Contents/Resources')
+    install_data('resources' / 'icons' / 'icon.icns', install_dir : 'Contents' / 'Resources')
     configure_file(
-        input : 'resources/macos/Info.plist.in',
+        input : 'resources' / 'macos' / 'Info.plist.in',
         output : 'Info.plist',
         configuration : conf_data,
         install : true,
         install_dir : 'Contents'
     )
 else
+    message()
     lite_bindir = 'bin'
-    lite_docdir = get_option('datadir') + '/doc/lite-xl'
-    lite_datadir = get_option('datadir') + '/lite-xl'
+    lite_docdir = get_option('datadir') / 'doc' / 'lite-xl'
+    lite_datadir = get_option('datadir') / 'lite-xl'
     if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
-        install_data('resources/icons/lite-xl.svg',
-            install_dir : get_option('datadir') + '/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps'
+        install_data('resources' / 'icons' / 'lite-xl.svg',
+            install_dir : get_option('datadir') / 'icons' / 'hicolor' / 'scalable' / 'apps'
         )
-        install_data('resources/linux/com.lite_xl.LiteXL.desktop',
-            install_dir : get_option('datadir') + '/applications'
+        install_data('resources' / 'linux' / 'com.lite_xl.LiteXL.desktop',
+            install_dir : get_option('datadir') / 'applications'
         )
-        install_data('resources/linux/com.lite_xl.LiteXL.appdata.xml',
-            install_dir : get_option('datadir') + '/metainfo'
+        install_data('resources' / 'linux' / 'com.lite_xl.LiteXL.appdata.xml',
+            install_dir : get_option('datadir') / 'metainfo'
         )
     endif
 endif
 
-install_data('licenses/licenses.md', install_dir : lite_docdir)
+install_data('licenses' / 'licenses.md', install_dir : lite_docdir)
 
-install_subdir('docs/api' , install_dir : lite_datadir, strip_directory: true)
-install_subdir('data/core' , install_dir : lite_datadir, exclude_files : 'start.lua')
+install_subdir('docs' / 'api' , install_dir : lite_datadir, strip_directory: true)
+install_subdir('data' / 'core' , install_dir : lite_datadir, exclude_files : 'start.lua')
 foreach data_module : ['fonts', 'plugins', 'colors']
     install_subdir(join_paths('data', data_module), install_dir : lite_datadir)
 endforeach
 
 configure_file(
-    input : 'data/core/start.lua',
+    input : 'data' / 'core' / 'start.lua',
     output : 'start.lua',
     configuration : conf_data,
     install_dir : join_paths(lite_datadir, 'core'),
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 76ac1c89..bcb19a19 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -37,22 +37,22 @@ else
 endif
 
 if dirmonitor_backend == 'inotify'
-    lite_sources += 'api/dirmonitor/inotify.c'
+    lite_sources += 'api' / 'dirmonitor' / 'inotify.c'
 elif dirmonitor_backend == 'fsevents'
-    lite_sources += 'api/dirmonitor/fsevents.c'
+    lite_sources += 'api' / 'dirmonitor' / 'fsevents.c'
 elif dirmonitor_backend == 'kqueue'
-    lite_sources += 'api/dirmonitor/kqueue.c'
+    lite_sources += 'api' / 'dirmonitor' / 'kqueue.c'
     libkqueue_dep = dependency('libkqueue', required : false)
     if libkqueue_dep.found()
         lite_deps += libkqueue_dep
     endif
 elif dirmonitor_backend == 'inodewatcher'
     add_languages('cpp')
-    lite_sources += 'api/dirmonitor/inodewatcher.cpp'
+    lite_sources += 'api' / 'dirmonitor' / 'inodewatcher.cpp'
 elif dirmonitor_backend == 'win32'
-    lite_sources += 'api/dirmonitor/win32.c'
+    lite_sources += 'api' / 'dirmonitor' / 'win32.c'
 else
-    lite_sources += 'api/dirmonitor/dummy.c'
+    lite_sources += 'api' / 'dirmonitor' / 'dummy.c'
 endif
 
 message('dirmonitor_backend: @0@'.format(dirmonitor_backend))
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ message('dirmonitor_backend: @0@'.format(dirmonitor_backend))
 lite_rc = []
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
     windows = import('windows')
-    lite_rc += windows.compile_resources('../resources/icons/icon.rc')
-    lite_rc += windows.compile_resources('../resources/windows/manifest.rc')
+    lite_rc += windows.compile_resources('..' / 'resources' / 'icons' / 'icon.rc')
+    lite_rc += windows.compile_resources('..' / 'resources' / 'windows' / 'manifest.rc')
 elif host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
     lite_sources += 'bundle_open.m'
 endif