diff --git a/gst/bayer/meson.build b/gst/bayer/meson.build
index f4b69dcb2f..f9f366d31b 100644
--- a/gst/bayer/meson.build
+++ b/gst/bayer/meson.build
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ if have_orcc
 else
   orc_h = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.h',
     output : orcsrc + '.h',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
   orc_c = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.c',
     output : orcsrc + '.c',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
 endif
 
 gstbayer = library('gstbayer',
diff --git a/gst/compositor/meson.build b/gst/compositor/meson.build
index 2af1b68e32..f379a31a07 100644
--- a/gst/compositor/meson.build
+++ b/gst/compositor/meson.build
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ if have_orcc
 else
   orc_h = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.h',
     output : orcsrc + '.h',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
   orc_c = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.c',
     output : orcsrc + '.c',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
 endif
 
 gstcompositor = library('gstcompositor',
diff --git a/gst/fieldanalysis/meson.build b/gst/fieldanalysis/meson.build
index 8c9a34d09c..2f1b73ac0a 100644
--- a/gst/fieldanalysis/meson.build
+++ b/gst/fieldanalysis/meson.build
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ if have_orcc
 else
   orc_h = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.h',
     output : orcsrc + '.h',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
   orc_c = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.c',
     output : orcsrc + '.c',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
 endif
 
 gstfieldanalysis = library('gstfieldanalysis',
diff --git a/gst/gaudieffects/meson.build b/gst/gaudieffects/meson.build
index a1646a63c1..a001e480fd 100644
--- a/gst/gaudieffects/meson.build
+++ b/gst/gaudieffects/meson.build
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ if have_orcc
 else
   orc_h = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.h',
     output : orcsrc + '.h',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
   orc_c = configure_file(input : orcsrc + '-dist.c',
     output : orcsrc + '.c',
-    configuration : configuration_data())
+    copy : true)
 endif
 
 gstgaudioeffects = library('gstgaudieffects',