diff --git a/buildtypes/meson.sh.in b/buildtypes/meson.sh.in
index 84bd354..d6448a2 100644
--- a/buildtypes/meson.sh.in
+++ b/buildtypes/meson.sh.in
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ BEE_BUILDTYPE_MESON_SOURCEDIR=${BEE_BUILDTYPE_MESON_MESONBUILD%/*}
 bee_configure() {
     start_cmd meson \
         --prefix ${PREFIX} \
+        --sysconfdir=${SYSCONFDIR} \
+        --localstatedir=${LOCALSTATEDIR} \
         --buildtype=plain \
         "${@}" \
         ${S}