diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cd1dff89f..fe87c8e5b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@ if not prefix.startswith('/')
   error('Prefix is not absolute: "@0@"'.format(prefix))
 endif
 
+bindir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('bindir'))
+libdir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('libdir'))
 datadir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('datadir'))
 localstatedir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('localstatedir'))
 sysconfdir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('sysconfdir'))
 
 pulsedspdir = get_option('pulsedspdir')
 if pulsedspdir == ''
-  join_paths(prefix, get_option('libdir'), 'pulseaudio')
+  join_paths(libdir, 'pulseaudio')
 endif
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
@@ -61,11 +63,11 @@ cdata.set_quoted('PA_SRCDIR', join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'src'))
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_SOEXT', '.so')
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR', join_paths(sysconfdir, 'pulse'))
-cdata.set_quoted('PA_BINARY', join_paths(prefix, get_option('bindir'), 'pulseaudio'))
+cdata.set_quoted('PA_BINARY', join_paths(bindir, 'pulseaudio'))
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_PATH', join_paths(localstatedir, 'run', 'pulse'))
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_SYSTEM_CONFIG_PATH', join_paths(localstatedir, 'lib', 'pulse'))
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_SYSTEM_STATE_PATH', join_paths(localstatedir, 'lib', 'pulse'))
-cdata.set_quoted('PA_DLSEARCHPATH', join_paths(prefix, get_option('libdir'), 'pulse-' + pa_version_major_minor, 'modules'))
+cdata.set_quoted('PA_DLSEARCHPATH', join_paths(libdir, 'pulse-' + pa_version_major_minor, 'modules'))
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_SYSTEM_USER', get_option('system_user'))
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_SYSTEM_GROUP', get_option('system_group'))
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_ACCESS_GROUP', get_option('access_group'))
diff --git a/src/modules/meson.build b/src/modules/meson.build
index 683b42f56..b951e2374 100644
--- a/src/modules/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/meson.build
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ all_modules = [
   [ 'module-http-protocol-unix', 'module-protocol-stub.c', [], ['-DUSE_PROTOCOL_HTTP', '-DUSE_UNIX_SOCKETS'], [], libprotocol_http ],
   [ 'module-intended-roles', 'module-intended-roles.c' ],
   [ 'module-jackdbus-detect', 'jack/module-jackdbus-detect.c', [], [], [dbus_dep] ],
-  [ 'module-ladspa-sink', 'module-ladspa-sink.c', 'ladspa.h', ['-DLADSPA_PATH="' + join_paths(prefix, get_option('libdir')) + '/ladspa:/usr/local/lib/ladspa:/usr/lib/ladspa:/usr/local/lib64/ladspa:/usr/lib64/ladspa"'], [dbus_dep, libm_dep, ltdl_dep] ],
+  [ 'module-ladspa-sink', 'module-ladspa-sink.c', 'ladspa.h', ['-DLADSPA_PATH="' + libdir + '/ladspa:/usr/local/lib/ladspa:/usr/lib/ladspa:/usr/local/lib64/ladspa:/usr/lib64/ladspa"'], [dbus_dep, libm_dep, ltdl_dep] ],
   [ 'module-loopback', 'module-loopback.c' ],
   [ 'module-match', 'module-match.c' ],
   [ 'module-native-protocol-fd', 'module-native-protocol-fd.c', [], [], [], libprotocol_native ],
diff --git a/src/utils/meson.build b/src/utils/meson.build
index e0ddf8d68..7f129c1e6 100644
--- a/src/utils/meson.build
+++ b/src/utils/meson.build
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ if cc.has_header('sys/soundcard.h')
     output : 'padsp',
     configuration : cdata,
     install : true,
-    install_dir : join_paths(prefix, get_option('bindir')),
+    install_dir : bindir,
   )
 endif