diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2a20cf5a94..3975706e47 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -579,39 +579,41 @@ if enable_ovs
   assert(jansson_dep.found(), 'jansson is needed for OpenVSwitch integration. Use -Dovs=false to disable it')
 endif
 
-# resolvconf and netconfig support
-locations = get_option('resolvconf')
-enable_resolvconf = (locations != ['no'])
-if enable_resolvconf
-  resolvconf = find_program(locations, required: false)
-  enable_resolvconf = resolvconf.found()
-
-  if enable_resolvconf
-    config_h.set_quoted('RESOLVCONF_PATH', resolvconf.path())
-  endif
-endif
-
-locations = get_option('netconfig')
-enable_netconfig = (locations != ['no'])
-if enable_netconfig
-  netconfig = find_program(locations, required: false)
-  enable_netconfig = netconfig.found()
-
-  if enable_netconfig
-    config_h.set_quoted('NETCONFIG_PATH', netconfig.path())
-  endif
-endif
-
+# DNS resolv.conf managers
 config_dns_rc_manager_default = get_option('config_dns_rc_manager_default')
-if config_dns_rc_manager_default == 'resolvconf' and not enable_resolvconf
-  error(config_dns_rc_manager_default + ' has not been enabled. Please don\'t disable it or use another configuration option for main.rc-manager setting')
-endif
-
-if config_dns_rc_manager_default == 'netconfig' and not enable_netconfig
-  error(config_dns_rc_manager_default + ' has not been enabled. Please don\'t disable it or use another configuration option for main.rc-manager setting')
-endif
-
 config_h.set_quoted('NM_CONFIG_DEFAULT_MAIN_RC_MANAGER', config_dns_rc_manager_default)
+resolv_conf_summary = ''
+foreach prog_name : ['resolvconf', 'netconfig']
+  prog_path = get_option(prog_name)
+  prog_enable = (prog_path != 'no')
+
+  if prog_enable
+    if prog_path == ''
+      prog = find_program(prog_name,
+                          '/usr/' + prog_name,
+                          '/usr/sbin/' + prog_name,
+                          '/usr/local/sbin' + prog_name,
+                          required : false)
+      if prog.found()
+        prog_path = prog.path()
+      else
+        prog_enable = false
+      endif
+    endif
+  endif
+
+  if prog_enable
+    config_h.set_quoted(prog_name.to_upper() + '_PATH', prog_path)
+  elif config_dns_rc_manager_default == prog_name
+    error(prog_name + ' has not been enabled. Please don\'t disable it or use another configuration option for main.rc-manager setting')
+  endif
+
+  resolv_conf_summary += '  ' + prog_name + ': ' + prog_enable.to_string()
+  if prog_enable
+    resolv_conf_summary += ' ' + prog_path
+  endif
+  resolv_conf_summary += '\n'
+endforeach
 
 # external misc tools paths
 default_paths = ['/sbin', '/usr/sbin']
@@ -951,16 +953,7 @@ output += '\nConfiguration_plugins (main.plugins=' + config_plugins_default + ')
 output += '  ibft: ' + enable_ibft.to_string() + '\n'
 output += '  ifcfg-rh: ' + enable_ifcfg_rh.to_string() + '\n'
 output += '  ifupdown: ' + enable_ifupdown.to_string() + '\n'
-output += '\nHandlers for /etc/resolv.conf:\n'
-output += '  resolvconf: ' + enable_resolvconf.to_string()
-if enable_resolvconf
-  output += ' ' + resolvconf.path()
-endif
-output += '\n'
-output += '  netconfig: ' + enable_netconfig.to_string()
-if enable_netconfig
-  output += ' ' + netconfig.path()
-endif
+output += '\nHandlers for /etc/resolv.conf:\n' + resolv_conf_summary
 output += '\n'
 output += '  config-dns-rc-manager-default: ' + config_dns_rc_manager_default + '\n'
 output += '\nDHCP clients (default ' + config_dhcp_default + '):\n' + dhcp_summary
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 5e5fd726ac..7f06d53a71 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ option('ifcfg_rh', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'enable ifcfg-rh
 option('ifupdown', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'enable ifupdown configuration plugin (Debian/Ubuntu)')
 
 # handlers for resolv.conf
-option('resolvconf', type: 'array', value: ['resolvconf', '/sbin/resolvconf', '/usr/sbin/resolvconf', '/usr/local/sbin/resolvconf'], description: 'Enable resolvconf support')
-option('netconfig', type: 'array', value: ['netconfig', '/sbin/netconfig', '/usr/sbin/netconfig', '/usr/local/sbin/netconfig'], description: 'Enable SUSE netconfig support')
+option('resolvconf', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Enable resolvconf support')
+option('netconfig', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Enable SUSE netconfig support')
 option('config_dns_rc_manager_default', type: 'combo', choices: ['symlink', 'file', 'netconfig', 'resolvconf'], value: 'symlink', description: 'Configure default value for main.rc-manager setting')
 
 # dhcp clients