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',