--- a/lv2specgen/meson.build
+++ b/lv2specgen/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 2022 David Robillard <d@drobilla.net>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD OR ISC
 
-lv2specgen_py = files('lv2specgen.py')
+lv2specgen_py = find_program('lv2specgen.py')
 
 lv2_list_email = 'devel@lists.lv2plug.in'
 lv2_list_page = 'http://lists.lv2plug.in/listinfo.cgi/devel-lv2plug.in'
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   install_mode: 'rwxr-xr-x',
 )
 
-meson.override_find_program('lv2specgen.py', lv2specgen_py)
+# meson.override_find_program('lv2specgen.py', lv2specgen_py)
 
 install_data(
   files(
--- a/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 endif
 
 if not get_option('docs').disabled()
-  literasc_py = files('literasc.py')
+  literasc_py = find_program('literasc.py')
   asciidoc = find_program('asciidoc', required: get_option('docs'))
 
   if asciidoc.found()