diff --git a/doc/meson.build b/doc/meson.build
index 77236a06..e48067fd 100644
--- a/doc/meson.build
+++ b/doc/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ content_files = [
 
 expand_content_files = content_files
 
-glib_prefix = dependency('glib-2.0').get_pkgconfig_variable('prefix')
+glib_prefix = dependency('glib-2.0').get_variable(pkgconfig: 'prefix')
 glib_docpath = join_paths(glib_prefix, 'share', 'gtk-doc', 'html')
 docpath = join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'gtk-doc', 'html')
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 07019d3c..984f26e6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ if install_udev_rules
     udev_rules_dir = get_option('udev_rules_dir')
     if udev_rules_dir == 'auto'
         udev_dep = dependency('udev')
-        udev_rules_dir = udev_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('udevdir') + '/rules.d'
+        udev_rules_dir = udev_dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'udevdir') + '/rules.d'
     endif
 endif
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ if not udev_hwdb.disabled()
 
     if udev_hwdb_dir == 'auto'
         udev_dep = dependency('udev')
-        udev_hwdb_dir = udev_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('udevdir') + '/hwdb.d'
+        udev_hwdb_dir = udev_dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'udevdir') + '/hwdb.d'
     endif
 else
     udev_hwdb_dir = ''
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index efa573fb..f68ed406 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ endif
 
 valgrind = find_program('valgrind', required: false)
 if valgrind.found()
-    glib_share = glib_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('prefix') / 'share' / glib_dep.name()
+    glib_share = glib_dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'prefix') / 'share' / glib_dep.name()
     glib_suppressions = glib_share + '/valgrind/glib.supp'
     libfprint_suppressions = '@0@/@1@'.format(meson.project_source_root(),
         files('libfprint.supp')[0])