diff --git a/compositor/meson.build b/compositor/meson.build
index cf09150e..7b49c485 100644
--- a/compositor/meson.build
+++ b/compositor/meson.build
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pkgconfig.generate(
 
 install_data(
 	'weston.desktop',
-	install_dir: join_paths(dir_data, 'wayland-sessions')
+	install_dir: dir_data / 'wayland-sessions'
 )
 
 if get_option('screenshare')
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 16f172fe..10d820cb 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ install_data(
 		'wayland.png',
 		'wayland.svg',
 	],
-	install_dir: join_paths(dir_data, 'weston')
+	install_dir: dir_data / 'weston'
 )
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/meson.build b/doc/sphinx/meson.build
index 4ee60b30..27fa7c0b 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/meson.build
+++ b/doc/sphinx/meson.build
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ docs = run_target(
 
 install_subdir(
 	sphinx_doc.full_path(),
-	install_dir: join_paths(dir_data, 'doc', 'weston'),
+	install_dir: dir_data / 'doc' / 'weston',
 	exclude_files: '.buildinfo',
 	strip_directory: true,
 )
diff --git a/libweston/meson.build b/libweston/meson.build
index cb06c1c5..849531a1 100644
--- a/libweston/meson.build
+++ b/libweston/meson.build
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ pkgconfig.generate(
 	version: version_weston,
 	description: 'libWeston protocol files',
 	variables: [
-		'datarootdir=' + join_paths('${prefix}', get_option('datadir')),
-		'pkgdatadir=' + join_paths('${pc_sysrootdir}${datarootdir}', dir_protocol_libweston)
+		'datarootdir=' + '${prefix}' / get_option('datadir'),
+		'pkgdatadir=' + '${pc_sysrootdir}${datarootdir}' / dir_protocol_libweston
 	],
 	install_dir: dir_data_pc
 )
diff --git a/man/meson.build b/man/meson.build
index aad90dce..fb6305ed 100644
--- a/man/meson.build
+++ b/man/meson.build
@@ -11,28 +11,28 @@ man_conf.set('version', version_weston)
 configure_file(
 	input: 'weston.man',
 	output: 'weston.1',
-	install_dir: join_paths(dir_man, 'man1'),
+	install_dir: dir_man / 'man1',
 	configuration: man_conf
 )
 
 configure_file(
 	input: 'weston-bindings.man',
 	output: 'weston-bindings.7',
-	install_dir: join_paths(dir_man, 'man7'),
+	install_dir: dir_man / 'man7',
 	configuration: man_conf
 )
 
 configure_file(
 	input: 'weston-debug.man',
 	output: 'weston-debug.1',
-	install_dir: join_paths(dir_man, 'man1'),
+	install_dir: dir_man / 'man1',
 	configuration: man_conf
 )
 
 configure_file(
 	input: 'weston.ini.man',
 	output: 'weston.ini.5',
-	install_dir: join_paths(dir_man, 'man5'),
+	install_dir: dir_man / 'man5',
 	configuration: man_conf
 )
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if get_option('backend-drm')
 	configure_file(
 		input: 'weston-drm.man',
 		output: 'weston-drm.7',
-		install_dir: join_paths(dir_man, 'man7'),
+		install_dir: dir_man / 'man7',
 		configuration: man_conf
 	)
 endif
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if get_option('backend-rdp')
 	configure_file(
 		input: 'weston-rdp.man',
 		output: 'weston-rdp.7',
-		install_dir: join_paths(dir_man, 'man7'),
+		install_dir: dir_man / 'man7',
 		configuration: man_conf
 	)
 endif
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if get_option('backend-vnc')
 	configure_file(
 		input: 'weston-vnc.man',
 		output: 'weston-vnc.7',
-		install_dir: join_paths(dir_man, 'man7'),
+		install_dir: dir_man / 'man7',
 		configuration: man_conf
 	)
 endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a58c5936..58af9ee1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ if not (get_option('deprecated-launcher-logind') or get_option('launcher-libseat
 endif
 
 dir_prefix = get_option('prefix')
-dir_bin = join_paths(dir_prefix, get_option('bindir'))
-dir_data = join_paths(dir_prefix, get_option('datadir'))
+dir_bin = dir_prefix / get_option('bindir')
+dir_data = dir_prefix / get_option('datadir')
 dir_include_libweston = 'libweston-@0@'.format(libweston_major)
-dir_include_libweston_install = join_paths(dir_include_libweston, 'libweston')
-dir_lib = join_paths(dir_prefix, get_option('libdir'))
-dir_libexec = join_paths(dir_prefix, get_option('libexecdir'))
-dir_module_weston = join_paths(dir_lib, 'weston')
-dir_module_libweston = join_paths(dir_lib, 'libweston-@0@'.format(libweston_major))
-dir_data_pc = join_paths(dir_data, 'pkgconfig')
-dir_lib_pc = join_paths(dir_lib, 'pkgconfig')
-dir_man = join_paths(dir_prefix, get_option('mandir'))
-dir_protocol_libweston = join_paths('libweston-@0@'.format(libweston_major), 'protocols')
-dir_sysconf = join_paths(dir_prefix, get_option('sysconfdir'))
+dir_include_libweston_install = dir_include_libweston / 'libweston'
+dir_lib = dir_prefix /get_option('libdir')
+dir_libexec = dir_prefix / get_option('libexecdir')
+dir_module_weston = dir_lib / 'weston'
+dir_module_libweston = dir_lib / 'libweston-@0@'.format(libweston_major)
+dir_data_pc = dir_data / 'pkgconfig'
+dir_lib_pc = dir_lib / 'pkgconfig'
+dir_man = dir_prefix / get_option('mandir')
+dir_protocol_libweston = 'libweston-@0@'.format(libweston_major) / 'protocols'
+dir_sysconf = dir_prefix / get_option('sysconfdir')
 
 public_inc = include_directories('include')
 common_inc = [ include_directories('.'), public_inc ]
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ subdir('pam')
 if meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.58.0')
 	devenv = environment()
 	devenv.set('WESTON_MODULE_MAP', env_modmap)
-	devenv.set('WESTON_DATA_DIR', join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'data'))
+	devenv.set('WESTON_DATA_DIR', meson.current_source_dir() / 'data')
 	meson.add_devenv(devenv)
 endif