diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index bf8999b9..da7d05e0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pkgconfiglibdir = get_option('pkgconfiglibdir') == '' ? join_paths(libdir, 'pkgc
 ################################################################################
 conf = configuration_data()
 
-conf.set('SYSCONFDIR', sysconfdir)
+conf.set('SYSCONFDIR', '"@0@"'.format(sysconfdir))
 
 # Check for libuuid availability
 libuuid_dep = dependency('uuid', required: true)
diff --git a/src/nvme/fabrics.c b/src/nvme/fabrics.c
index e70512ef..d9e4094d 100644
--- a/src/nvme/fabrics.c
+++ b/src/nvme/fabrics.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 #define NVMF_HOSTID_SIZE	37
 #define UUID_SIZE		37  /* 1b4e28ba-2fa1-11d2-883f-0016d3cca427 + \0 */
 
-#define NVMF_HOSTNQN_FILE	"SYSCONFDIR/nvme/hostnqn"
-#define NVMF_HOSTID_FILE	"SYSCONFDIR/nvme/hostid"
+#define NVMF_HOSTNQN_FILE	SYSCONFDIR "/nvme/hostnqn"
+#define NVMF_HOSTID_FILE	SYSCONFDIR "/nvme/hostid"
 
 const char *nvmf_dev = "/dev/nvme-fabrics";