diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f6a5c59040..bbcbba6e69 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ config_h.set10('WITH_JANSSON', jansson_dep.found())
 jansson_msg = 'no'
 if jansson_dep.found()
   jansson_libdir = jansson_dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'libdir')
-  res = run_command(find_program('eu-readelf', 'readelf'), '-d', join_paths(jansson_libdir, 'libjansson.so'), check: false)
+  jansson_sysroot = meson.is_cross_build() ? meson.get_external_property('sys_root', '') : ''
+  res = run_command(find_program('eu-readelf', 'readelf'), '-d', jansson_sysroot + join_paths(jansson_libdir, 'libjansson.so'), check: false)
   jansson_soname = ''
   foreach line: res.stdout().split('\n')
     if line.strip().contains('SONAME')
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build b/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
index 3352ebfee0..329078ab46 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
@@ -167,13 +167,13 @@ if enable_introspection
     install: true,
   )
 
-  gi_typelib_path = run_command('printenv', 'GI_TYPELIB_PATH', check: false).stdout()
+  gi_typelib_path = run_command('printenv', 'GI_TYPELIB_PATH', check: false).stdout().strip()
   if gi_typelib_path != ''
     gi_typelib_path = ':' + gi_typelib_path
   endif
   gi_typelib_path = meson.current_build_dir() + gi_typelib_path
 
-  ld_library_path = run_command('printenv', 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH', check: false).stdout()
+  ld_library_path = run_command('printenv', 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH', check: false).stdout().strip()
   if ld_library_path != ''
     ld_library_path = ':' + ld_library_path
   endif