diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 2a696bfb..6c4b7e34 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ common_test_env = environment({
   'XDG_RUNTIME_DIR': '/invalid',
   'PIPEWIRE_RUNTIME_DIR': '/tmp',
   'XDG_CONFIG_HOME': meson.current_build_dir() / '.config',
-  'XDG_STATE_HOME': meson.current_build_dir() / '.local' / '.state',
+  'XDG_STATE_HOME': meson.current_build_dir() / '.local' / 'state',
   'FILE_MONITOR_DIR': meson.current_build_dir() / '.local' / 'file_monitor',
   'WIREPLUMBER_CONFIG_DIR': '/invalid',
   'WIREPLUMBER_DATA_DIR': '/invalid',