diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index a299238b5..a18f17e42 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-option ('plugins', type : 'boolean', value : true)
-option('have_pkexec', type : 'boolean', value : 'true', description : 'Allow launching with pkexec. Should not be used in FlatPak')
+option('plugins', type : 'boolean', value : true)
+option('have_pkexec', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'Allow launching with pkexec. Should not be used in FlatPak')
 option('development', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Build is a development branch')
diff --git a/plugins/fuzzy-search/meson.build b/plugins/fuzzy-search/meson.build
index 5a717fcd1..94a6622c5 100644
--- a/plugins/fuzzy-search/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/fuzzy-search/meson.build
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ custom_target(module_name + '.plugin_merge',
                '--desktop',
                '--keyword=Description',
                '--keyword=Name',
-               '-d' + join_paths(meson.source_root (), 'po', 'plugins'),
+               '-d' + join_paths(meson.project_source_root (), 'po', 'plugins'),
                '--template=@INPUT@',
                '-o@OUTPUT@',
                ],