diff --git a/docs/css/meson.build b/docs/css/meson.build
index 384f6e789f9..a2a2ccfb28c 100644
--- a/docs/css/meson.build
+++ b/docs/css/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ install_data(docs_css_files, install_dir: docs_html_dir / 'css')
 foreach file : docs_css_files
   # This hack enables us to view the web pages
   # from within the uninstalled build tree
-  configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.64.0')
+    fs.copyfile(file)
+  else
+    configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  endif
 
   install_web_files += '@0@:@1@'.format(meson.current_source_dir() / file, docs_html_dir / 'css')
 endforeach
diff --git a/docs/fonts/meson.build b/docs/fonts/meson.build
index 53a060b9728..8f2b1c3d28c 100644
--- a/docs/fonts/meson.build
+++ b/docs/fonts/meson.build
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ install_data(fonts, install_dir: docs_html_dir / 'fonts')
 foreach file : fonts
   # This hack enables us to view the web pages
   # from within the uninstalled build tree
-  configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.64.0')
+    fs.copyfile(file)
+  else
+    configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  endif
 
   install_web_files += '@0@:@1@'.format(meson.current_source_dir() / file, docs_html_dir / 'fonts')
 endforeach
diff --git a/docs/images/meson.build b/docs/images/meson.build
index 3c3cb5cce18..b9ab30fc91a 100644
--- a/docs/images/meson.build
+++ b/docs/images/meson.build
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ install_data(docs_image_files, install_dir: docs_html_dir / 'images')
 foreach file : docs_image_files
   # This hack enables us to view the web pages
   # from within the uninstalled build tree
-  configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.64.0')
+    fs.copyfile(file)
+  else
+    configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  endif
 
   install_web_files += '@0@:@1@'.format(meson.current_source_dir() / file, docs_html_dir / 'images')
 endforeach
diff --git a/docs/js/meson.build b/docs/js/meson.build
index cbf2dc2633c..9f77b0d85c2 100644
--- a/docs/js/meson.build
+++ b/docs/js/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ install_data(docs_js_files, install_dir: docs_html_dir / 'js')
 foreach file : docs_js_files
   # This hack enables us to view the web pages
   # from within the uninstalled build tree
-  configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.64.0')
+    fs.copyfile(file)
+  else
+    configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  endif
 
-    install_web_files += '@0@:@1@'.format(meson.current_source_dir() / file, docs_html_dir / 'js')
+  install_web_files += '@0@:@1@'.format(meson.current_source_dir() / file, docs_html_dir / 'js')
 endforeach
diff --git a/docs/logos/meson.build b/docs/logos/meson.build
index c65fcdd8ed1..c3f4c9f522c 100644
--- a/docs/logos/meson.build
+++ b/docs/logos/meson.build
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ install_data(docs_logo_files, install_dir: docs_html_dir / 'logos')
 foreach file : docs_logo_files
   # This hack enables us to view the web pages
   # from within the uninstalled build tree
-  configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.64.0')
+    fs.copyfile(file)
+  else
+    configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  endif
 
   install_web_files += '@0@:@1@'.format(meson.current_source_dir() / file, docs_html_dir / 'logos')
 endforeach
diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index 8f84d08912c..cc63bff65a2 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -344,7 +344,11 @@ subdir('manpages')
 foreach file : docs_assets
   # This hack enables us to view the web pages
   # from within the uninstalled build tree
-  configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.64.0')
+    fs.copyfile(file)
+  else
+    configure_file(input: file, output: file, copy: true)
+  endif
 
   install_web_files += '@0@:@1@'.format(meson.current_source_dir() / file, docs_html_dir)
 endforeach
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 47ec7fcb74e..972ed4ed907 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ project(
   ],
 )
 
+if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.64.0')
+  fs = import('fs')
+endif
 
 # figure out if we are building from git
 
diff --git a/src/locking/meson.build b/src/locking/meson.build
index 72f77804382..57764b0da63 100644
--- a/src/locking/meson.build
+++ b/src/locking/meson.build
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     qemu_lockd_conf = configure_file(
       input: 'lockd.conf',
       output: 'qemu-lockd.conf',
-      copy: true,
+      configuration: configmake_conf,
     )
     virt_conf_files += qemu_lockd_conf
     virt_test_aug_files += {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     libxl_lockd_conf = configure_file(
       input: 'lockd.conf',
       output: 'libxl-lockd.conf',
-      copy: true,
+      configuration: configmake_conf,
     )
     virt_conf_files += libxl_lockd_conf
   endif
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
       qemu_sanlock_conf = configure_file(
         input: 'sanlock.conf',
         output: 'qemu-sanlock.conf',
-        copy: true,
+        configuration: configmake_conf,
       )
       virt_conf_files += qemu_sanlock_conf
       virt_test_aug_files += {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
       libxl_sanlock_conf = configure_file(
         input: 'sanlock.conf',
         output: 'libxl-sanlock.conf',
-        copy: true,
+        configuration: configmake_conf,
       )
       virt_conf_files += libxl_sanlock_conf
     endif
diff --git a/src/network/meson.build b/src/network/meson.build
index d266bb225a6..0888d1beaca 100644
--- a/src/network/meson.build
+++ b/src/network/meson.build
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ if conf.has('WITH_NETWORK')
   configure_file(
     input: 'default.xml.in',
     output: '@BASENAME@',
-    copy: true,
+    configuration: configmake_conf,
     install: true,
     install_dir: confdir / 'qemu' / 'networks',
   )