diff --git a/src/vulkan/device-select-layer/VkLayer_MESA_device_select.json b/src/vulkan/device-select-layer/VkLayer_MESA_device_select.json.in
similarity index 88%
rename from src/vulkan/device-select-layer/VkLayer_MESA_device_select.json
rename to src/vulkan/device-select-layer/VkLayer_MESA_device_select.json.in
index 8df1b47f83e..40d6ea8cd8b 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/device-select-layer/VkLayer_MESA_device_select.json
+++ b/src/vulkan/device-select-layer/VkLayer_MESA_device_select.json.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "layer" : {
     "name": "VK_LAYER_MESA_device_select",
     "type": "GLOBAL",
-    "library_path": "libVkLayer_MESA_device_select.so",
+    "library_path": "@library_path@",
     "api_version": "1.4.303",
     "implementation_version": "1",
     "description": "Linux device selection layer",
diff --git a/src/vulkan/device-select-layer/meson.build b/src/vulkan/device-select-layer/meson.build
index 03c731fbcf6..bdf9de592c6 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/device-select-layer/meson.build
+++ b/src/vulkan/device-select-layer/meson.build
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if with_platform_wayland
    vklayer_deps += dep_wayland_client
 endif
 
-shared_library(
+vklayer_mesa_device_select = shared_library(
   'VkLayer_MESA_device_select',
   vklayer_files,
   c_args : [no_override_init_args, vklayer_flags],
@@ -34,8 +34,18 @@ shared_library(
   install : true
 )
 
-install_data(
-  files('VkLayer_MESA_device_select.json'),
+configure_file(
+  configuration : {'library_path' : 'libVkLayer_MESA_device_select.so'},
+  input : 'VkLayer_MESA_device_select.json.in',
+  output : '@BASENAME@',
+  install : true,
   install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'vulkan', 'implicit_layer.d'),
   install_tag : 'runtime',
 )
+
+configure_file(
+  configuration : {'library_path' : vklayer_mesa_device_select.full_path()},
+  input : 'VkLayer_MESA_device_select.json.in',
+  output : '@PLAINNAME@_dev.json',
+)
+devenv.append('VK_ADD_LAYER_PATH', meson.current_build_dir())