diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 50e684fbc..6d5257a47 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ endif
 deps = []
 
 conf = configuration_data()
-incbase = include_directories('.')
+incconfig = include_directories('.')
 cpp_args = ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H']
 
 warn_cflags = [
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index f71db03dd..807a7727d 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ harfbuzz_def = custom_target('harfbuzz.def',
 version = '0.' + '0'.join(meson.project_version().split('.')) + '.0'
 
 libharfbuzz = library('harfbuzz', hb_sources,
-  include_directories: [incbase, incucdn],
+  include_directories: [incconfig, incucdn],
   dependencies: deps,
   cpp_args: cpp_args,
   vs_module_defs: harfbuzz_def,
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ harfbuzz_subset_def = custom_target('harfbuzz-subset.def',
     output: 'harfbuzz-subset.def')
 
 libharfbuzz_subset = library('harfbuzz-subset', hb_subset_sources,
-  include_directories: incbase,
+  include_directories: incconfig,
   link_with: [libharfbuzz],
   cpp_args: cpp_args,
   vs_module_defs: harfbuzz_subset_def,
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ if conf.get('HAVE_GOBJECT', 0) == 1
     output: 'harfbuzz-gobject.def')
 
   libharfbuzz_gobject = library('harfbuzz-gobject', [hb_gobject_sources, enum_c, enum_h],
-    include_directories: incbase,
+    include_directories: incconfig,
     dependencies: deps,
     link_with: [libharfbuzz],
     cpp_args: cpp_args,
diff --git a/test/api/meson.build b/test/api/meson.build
index 27ea026fe..1b7819791 100644
--- a/test/api/meson.build
+++ b/test/api/meson.build
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if conf.get('HAVE_GLIB', 0) == 1
     test_name = fname.split('.')[0].underscorify()
     exe = executable(test_name, fname,
       cpp_args: cpp_args + extra_c_args,
-      include_directories: [incbase, incsrc],
+      include_directories: [incconfig, incsrc],
       dependencies: deps,
       link_with: [libharfbuzz, libharfbuzz_subset],
     )
diff --git a/test/fuzzing/meson.build b/test/fuzzing/meson.build
index d72cd6ea5..a479c4cab 100644
--- a/test/fuzzing/meson.build
+++ b/test/fuzzing/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ foreach test_data : tests
 
   exe = executable(test_name, [fname, 'main.cc'],
     cpp_args: cpp_args,
-    include_directories: [incbase, incsrc],
+    include_directories: [incconfig, incsrc],
     dependencies: deps,
     link_with: [libharfbuzz, libharfbuzz_subset],
   )
diff --git a/util/meson.build b/util/meson.build
index 0c2e381e8..e4b4c1aa9 100644
--- a/util/meson.build
+++ b/util/meson.build
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if conf.get('HAVE_GLIB', 0) == 1
 
     hb_view = executable('hb-view', hb_view_sources,
       cpp_args: cpp_args,
-      include_directories: [incbase, incsrc],
+      include_directories: [incconfig, incsrc],
       dependencies: deps,
       link_with: [libharfbuzz],
       install: true,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if conf.get('HAVE_GLIB', 0) == 1
 
   hb_shape = executable('hb-shape', hb_shape_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_args,
-    include_directories: [incbase, incsrc],
+    include_directories: [incconfig, incsrc],
     dependencies: deps,
     link_with: [libharfbuzz],
     install: true,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if conf.get('HAVE_GLIB', 0) == 1
 
   hb_subset = executable('hb-subset', hb_subset_cli_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_args,
-    include_directories: [incbase, incsrc],
+    include_directories: [incconfig, incsrc],
     dependencies: deps,
     link_with: [libharfbuzz, libharfbuzz_subset],
     install: true,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if conf.get('HAVE_GLIB', 0) == 1
 
   hb_ot_shape_closure = executable('hb-ot-shape-closure', hb_ot_shape_closure_sources,
     cpp_args: cpp_args,
-    include_directories: [incbase, incsrc],
+    include_directories: [incconfig, incsrc],
     dependencies: deps,
     link_with: [libharfbuzz],
     install: true,