diff --git a/libfprint/meson.build b/libfprint/meson.build
index 976c70c8..ce19e95e 100644
--- a/libfprint/meson.build
+++ b/libfprint/meson.build
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ libfprint_sources += configure_file(input: 'empty_file',
                                     output: 'drivers_definitions.h',
                                     capture: true,
                                     command: [
-                                      '/bin/echo',
+                                      'echo',
                                       drivers_struct_list
                                     ])
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ libfprint_sources += configure_file(input: 'empty_file',
                                     output: 'drivers_arrays.h',
                                     capture: true,
                                     command: [
-                                      '/bin/echo',
+                                      'echo',
                                       drivers_primitive_array + '\n\n' + drivers_img_array
                                     ])