diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 250062d1..0c7d6300 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ util_headers = [
 foreach h: util_headers
 	c = configuration_data()
 	c.set_quoted('FILE', h)
-	testfile = configure_file(input : 'test/test-util-includes.c',
+	testfile = configure_file(input : 'test/test-util-includes.c.in',
 			          output : 'test-util-includes-@0@.c'.format(h),
 				  configuration : c)
 	executable('test-build-@0@'.format(h),
diff --git a/test/test-util-includes.c b/test/test-util-includes.c.in
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test-util-includes.c
rename to test/test-util-includes.c.in