--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ install_data(
   install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'fonts')
 )
 
+fs = import('fs')
+
 # Install GSettings schema
-configure_file(
+gschema = configure_file(
   input: '@0@.gschema.xml'.format(PROJECT_RDNN_NAME),
   output: '@0@.gschema.xml'.format(APPLICATION_ID),
   configuration: conf,
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ configure_file(
 compile_schemas = find_program('glib-compile-schemas', required: false, disabler: true)
 if compile_schemas.found()
   test('Validate schema file', compile_schemas,
-    args: ['--strict', '--dry-run', meson.current_source_dir()]
+    args: ['--strict', '--dry-run', fs.parent(gschema)]
   )
 endif