diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 50ea1c3ba..f76f557be 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ endif
 conf_data.set('SVR4', cc.compiles(defines_svr4))
 conf_data.set_quoted('XKB_DFLT_RULES', get_option('xkb_default_rules'))
 conf_data.set('XORGSERVER', build_xorg)
-conf_data.set_quoted('XCONFIGFILE', join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'xorg.conf'))
+conf_data.set_quoted('XCONFIGFILE', 'xorg.conf')
 conf_data.set_quoted('__XSERVERNAME__', 'Xorg')
 conf_data.set('WITH_VGAHW', build_vgahw)
 conf_data.set('CSRG_BASED', csrg_based)
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ xorg_data = configuration_data()
 xorg_data.set_quoted('XORG_BIN_DIRECTORY', get_option('bindir'))
 xorg_data.set('XORG_VERSION_CURRENT', release)
 xorg_data.set_quoted('XF86CONFIGFILE', 'xorg.conf')
-xorg_data.set_quoted('XCONFIGFILE', join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'xorg.conf'))
+xorg_data.set_quoted('XCONFIGFILE', 'xorg.conf')
 xorg_data.set_quoted('XCONFIGDIR', 'xorg.conf.d')
 xorg_data.set_quoted('DEFAULT_XDG_DATA_HOME', '.local/share')
 xorg_data.set_quoted('DEFAULT_XDG_DATA_HOME_LOGDIR', 'xorg')