diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ab78d2b..be93a3c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -82,22 +82,22 @@ if get_option('default_library') == 'shared' or get_option('default_library') ==
    cmakeconf.set('MESON_SHARED_TARGET', '''
 add_library(jsoncpp_lib IMPORTED SHARED)
 set_target_properties(jsoncpp_lib PROPERTIES
-  IMPORTED_LOCATION "${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}/''' + get_option('libdir') + '/' + shared_name + '''"
-  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}/''' + get_option('includedir') + '")')
+  IMPORTED_LOCATION "''' + join_paths('${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}', get_option('libdir'), shared_name) + '''"
+  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "''' + join_paths('${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}', get_option('includedir')) + '")')
 endif
 if get_option('default_library') == 'static' or get_option('default_library') == 'both'
    cmakeconf.set('MESON_STATIC_TARGET', '''
 add_library(jsoncpp_static IMPORTED STATIC)
 set_target_properties(jsoncpp_static PROPERTIES
-  IMPORTED_LOCATION "${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}/''' + get_option('libdir') + '/' + static_name + '''"
-  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}/''' + get_option('includedir') + '")')
+  IMPORTED_LOCATION "''' + join_paths('${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}', get_option('libdir'), static_name) + '''"
+  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "''' + join_paths('${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}', get_option('includedir')) + '")')
 endif
 
 import('cmake').configure_package_config_file(
   name: 'jsoncpp',
   input: 'jsoncppConfig.cmake.meson.in',
   configuration: cmakeconf)
-install_data('jsoncpp-namespaced-targets.cmake', install_dir : get_option('libdir') + '/cmake/' + jsoncpp_lib.name())
+install_data('jsoncpp-namespaced-targets.cmake', install_dir : join_paths(get_option('libdir'), 'cmake', jsoncpp_lib.name()))
 
 # for libraries bundling jsoncpp
 jsoncpp_dep = declare_dependency(