diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index abe8c33..e2645e3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ endif
 
 add_project_arguments(
 	'-DGLAVA_VERSION="'+glava_version+'"',
-	'-DSHADER_INSTALL_PATH="'+get_option('shaderdir')+'"',
+	'-DSHADER_INSTALL_PATH="'+shaderdir+'"',
 	language: 'c'
 )