diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 447b1f33ab..0913308bec 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ foreach name : required_programs
   prog = find_program(name, required: true, dirs: libvirt_sbin_path)
   varname = name.underscorify()
   conf.set_quoted(varname.to_upper(), prog.path())
+  conf.set_quoted('@0@_PATH'.format(varname.to_upper()), prog.path())
   set_variable('@0@_prog'.format(varname), prog)
 endforeach