diff --git a/src/intel/nullhw-layer/VkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.json b/src/intel/nullhw-layer/VkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.json.in
similarity index 81%
rename from src/intel/nullhw-layer/VkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.json
rename to src/intel/nullhw-layer/VkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.json.in
index 49f67a449cd..0ceb4f59796 100644
--- a/src/intel/nullhw-layer/VkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.json
+++ b/src/intel/nullhw-layer/VkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.json.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "layer" : {
         "name": "VK_LAYER_INTEL_nullhw",
         "type": "GLOBAL",
-        "library_path": "libVkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.so",
+        "library_path": "@library_path@",
         "api_version": "1.1.73",
         "implementation_version": "1",
         "description": "INTEL NULL HW"
diff --git a/src/intel/nullhw-layer/meson.build b/src/intel/nullhw-layer/meson.build
index 665740a8e88..46462c239a0 100644
--- a/src/intel/nullhw-layer/meson.build
+++ b/src/intel/nullhw-layer/meson.build
@@ -15,8 +15,18 @@ vklayer_intel_nullhw = shared_library(
   install : true
 )
 
-install_data(
-  files('VkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.json'),
+configure_file(
+  configuration : {'library_path' : 'libVkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.so'},
+  input : 'VkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.json.in',
+  output : '@BASENAME@',
+  install : true,
   install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'vulkan', 'explicit_layer.d'),
   install_tag : 'runtime',
 )
+
+configure_file(
+  configuration : {'library_path' : vklayer_intel_nullhw.full_path()},
+  input : 'VkLayer_INTEL_nullhw.json.in',
+  output : '@PLAINNAME@_dev.json',
+)
+devenv.append('VK_ADD_LAYER_PATH', meson.current_build_dir())