diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 59df19b2b..956936d76 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project(
 	'c',
 	version: '0.19.0-dev',
 	license: 'MIT',
-	meson_version: '>=0.59.0',
+	meson_version: '>=1.3',
 	default_options: [
 		'c_std=' + (meson.version().version_compare('>=1.3.0') ? 'c23,c11' : 'c11'),
 		'warning_level=2',
@@ -48,31 +48,10 @@ add_project_arguments(cc.get_supported_arguments([
 	'-Wno-unused-parameter',
 ]), language: 'c')
 
-# Compute the relative path used by compiler invocations.
-source_root = meson.current_source_dir().split('/')
-build_root = meson.global_build_root().split('/')
-relative_dir_parts = []
-i = 0
-in_prefix = true
-foreach p : build_root
-	if i >= source_root.length() or not in_prefix or p != source_root[i]
-		in_prefix = false
-		relative_dir_parts += '..'
-	endif
-	i += 1
-endforeach
-i = 0
-in_prefix = true
-foreach p : source_root
-	if i >= build_root.length() or not in_prefix or build_root[i] != p
-		in_prefix = false
-		relative_dir_parts += p
-	endif
-	i += 1
-endforeach
-relative_dir = join_paths(relative_dir_parts) + '/'
+fs = import('fs')
 
 # Strip relative path prefixes from the code if possible, otherwise hide them.
+relative_dir = fs.relative_to(meson.current_source_dir(), meson.global_build_root()) + '/'
 if cc.has_argument('-fmacro-prefix-map=/prefix/to/hide=')
 	add_project_arguments(
 		'-fmacro-prefix-map=@0@='.format(relative_dir),