diff --git a/catalog/meson.build b/catalog/meson.build
index 146daba124..3c62749cf9 100644
--- a/catalog/meson.build
+++ b/catalog/meson.build
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ foreach file : in_files
                 install_dir : catalogdir)
 endforeach
 
-meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c',
+meson.add_install_script(sh, '-c',
                          'test -n "$DESTDIR" || @0@/journalctl --update-catalog'.format(bindir))
diff --git a/hwdb.d/meson.build b/hwdb.d/meson.build
index 64a7e7d506..32e6505bc6 100644
--- a/hwdb.d/meson.build
+++ b/hwdb.d/meson.build
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if conf.get('ENABLE_HWDB') == 1
         if install_sysconfdir
                 install_emptydir(sysconfdir / 'udev/hwdb.d')
 
-                meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c',
+                meson.add_install_script(sh, '-c',
                                          'test -n "$DESTDIR" || @0@/systemd-hwdb update'.format(bindir))
         endif
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8f7da1ec6e..e8786c24c6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2707,7 +2707,7 @@ foreach dict : modules
         if is_nss
                 # We cannot use shared_module because it does not support version suffix.
                 # Unfortunately shared_library insists on creating the symlink…
-                meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c', 'rm $DESTDIR@0@/lib@1@.so'.format(libdir, name),
+                meson.add_install_script(sh, '-c', 'rm $DESTDIR@0@/lib@1@.so'.format(libdir, name),
                                          install_tag : 'nss')
         endif
 
diff --git a/src/journal/meson.build b/src/journal/meson.build
index 9b0dc2cf58..402522827f 100644
--- a/src/journal/meson.build
+++ b/src/journal/meson.build
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ if get_option('create-log-dirs')
                          install_mode : [ 'rwxr-xr-x', 'root', 'root' ])
         if get_option('adm-group')
                 meson.add_install_script(
-                        'sh', '-c',
+                        sh, '-c',
                         'setfacl -nm g:adm:rx,d:g:adm:rx $DESTDIR/var/log/journal || :')
         endif
         if get_option('wheel-group')
                 meson.add_install_script(
-                        'sh', '-c',
+                        sh, '-c',
                         'setfacl -nm g:wheel:rx,d:g:wheel:rx $DESTDIR/var/log/journal || :')
         endif
 endif