diff --git a/contrib/basebackup_to_shell/meson.build b/contrib/basebackup_to_shell/meson.build
index 8175c9b5c5b..201e69708a7 100644
--- a/contrib/basebackup_to_shell/meson.build
+++ b/contrib/basebackup_to_shell/meson.build
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ tests += {
     'tests': [
       't/001_basic.pl',
     ],
-    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.path() : '',
-            'TAR': tar.found() ? tar.path() : '' },
+    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.full_path() : '',
+            'TAR': tar.found() ? tar.full_path() : '' },
   },
 }
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 18b5be842e3..e11df3ec002 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ pyopt = get_option('plpython')
 python3_dep = not_found_dep
 if not pyopt.disabled()
   pm = import('python')
-  python3_inst = pm.find_installation(python.path(), required: pyopt)
+  python3_inst = pm.find_installation(python.full_path(), required: pyopt)
   if python3_inst.found()
     python3_dep = python3_inst.dependency(embed: true, required: pyopt)
     # Remove this check after we depend on Meson >= 1.1.0
@@ -2723,11 +2723,11 @@ if host_system == 'windows'
 
   if cc.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc'
     rc = find_program('rc', required: true)
-    rcgen_base_args += ['--rc', rc.path()]
+    rcgen_base_args += ['--rc', rc.full_path()]
     rcgen_outputs = ['@BASENAME@.rc', '@BASENAME@.res']
   else
     windres = find_program('windres', required: true)
-    rcgen_base_args += ['--windres', windres.path()]
+    rcgen_base_args += ['--windres', windres.full_path()]
     rcgen_outputs = ['@BASENAME@.rc', '@BASENAME@.obj']
   endif
 
@@ -3273,7 +3273,7 @@ foreach test_dir : tests
       endif
 
       test_command = [
-        perl.path(),
+        perl.full_path(),
         '-I', meson.source_root() / 'src/test/perl',
         '-I', test_dir['sd'],
       ]
@@ -3398,7 +3398,7 @@ if bzip2.found()
     build_always_stale: true,
     command: [git, '-C', '@SOURCE_ROOT@',
               '-c', 'core.autocrlf=false',
-              '-c', 'tar.tar.bz2.command="@0@" -c'.format(bzip2.path()),
+              '-c', 'tar.tar.bz2.command="@0@" -c'.format(bzip2.full_path()),
               'archive',
               '--format', 'tar.bz2',
               '--prefix', distdir + '/',
diff --git a/src/backend/jit/llvm/meson.build b/src/backend/jit/llvm/meson.build
index 41c759f73c5..8c1bc431ba4 100644
--- a/src/backend/jit/llvm/meson.build
+++ b/src/backend/jit/llvm/meson.build
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ llvm_irgen_args = [
 
 if ccache.found()
   llvm_irgen_command = ccache
-  llvm_irgen_args = [clang.path()] + llvm_irgen_args
+  llvm_irgen_args = [clang.full_path()] + llvm_irgen_args
 else
   llvm_irgen_command = clang
 endif
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/meson.build b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/meson.build
index c00acd5e118..b17496263da 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/meson.build
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ tests += {
   'sd': meson.current_source_dir(),
   'bd': meson.current_build_dir(),
   'tap': {
-    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.path() : '',
-            'TAR': tar.found() ? tar.path() : '',
-            'LZ4': program_lz4.found() ? program_lz4.path() : '',
+    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.full_path() : '',
+            'TAR': tar.found() ? tar.full_path() : '',
+            'LZ4': program_lz4.found() ? program_lz4.full_path() : '',
     },
     'tests': [
       't/010_pg_basebackup.pl',
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build b/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build
index ecd0a0a0e12..df5a9b93dba 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ tests += {
   'bd': meson.current_build_dir(),
   'tap': {
     'env': {
-      'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.path() : '',
-      'LZ4': program_lz4.found() ? program_lz4.path() : '',
-      'ZSTD': program_zstd.found() ? program_zstd.path() : '',
+      'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.full_path() : '',
+      'LZ4': program_lz4.found() ? program_lz4.full_path() : '',
+      'ZSTD': program_zstd.found() ? program_zstd.full_path() : '',
       'with_icu': icu.found() ? 'yes' : 'no',
     },
     'tests': [
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build b/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build
index 7c7d31a0350..3e2d71e2dac 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ tests += {
   'sd': meson.current_source_dir(),
   'bd': meson.current_build_dir(),
   'tap': {
-    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.path() : '',
-            'TAR': tar.found() ? tar.path() : '',
-            'LZ4': program_lz4.found() ? program_lz4.path() : '',
-            'ZSTD': program_zstd.found() ? program_zstd.path() : ''},
+    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.full_path() : '',
+            'TAR': tar.found() ? tar.full_path() : '',
+            'LZ4': program_lz4.found() ? program_lz4.full_path() : '',
+            'ZSTD': program_zstd.found() ? program_zstd.full_path() : ''},
     'tests': [
       't/001_basic.pl',
       't/002_algorithm.pl',
diff --git a/src/makefiles/meson.build b/src/makefiles/meson.build
index b0f4178b3d9..4aba9a14872 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/meson.build
+++ b/src/makefiles/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Emulation of PGAC_CHECK_STRIP
 strip_bin = find_program(get_option('STRIP'), required: false, native: true)
-strip_cmd = strip_bin.found() ? [strip_bin.path()] : [':']
+strip_cmd = strip_bin.found() ? [strip_bin.full_path()] : [':']
 
 working_strip = false
 if strip_bin.found()
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ pgxs_kv = {
 
 if llvm.found()
   pgxs_kv += {
-    'CLANG': clang.path(),
+    'CLANG': clang.full_path(),
     'CXX': ' '.join(cpp.cmd_array()),
     'LLVM_BINPATH': llvm_binpath,
   }
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ pgxs_deps = {
 pgxs_cdata = configuration_data(pgxs_kv)
 
 foreach b, p : pgxs_bins
-  pgxs_cdata.set(b, p.found() ? p.path() : '')
+  pgxs_cdata.set(b, p.found() ? p.full_path() : '')
 endforeach
 
 foreach pe : pgxs_empty
diff --git a/src/test/ssl/meson.build b/src/test/ssl/meson.build
index b3c5503f792..e7a8997db6b 100644
--- a/src/test/ssl/meson.build
+++ b/src/test/ssl/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tests += {
   'tap': {
     'env': {
       'with_ssl': ssl_library,
-      'OPENSSL': openssl.found() ? openssl.path() : '',
+      'OPENSSL': openssl.found() ? openssl.full_path() : '',
     },
     'tests': [
       't/001_ssltests.pl',