diff --git a/general/prog/pygobject3.xml b/general/prog/pygobject3.xml
index 80cdc41c61..2c7ff03251 100644
--- a/general/prog/pygobject3.xml
+++ b/general/prog/pygobject3.xml
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@
         following commands:
       </para>
 
-<screen><userinput>mkdir python2                        &amp;&amp;
-pushd python2                        &amp;&amp;
-meson --prefix=/usr -Dpython=python2 &amp;&amp;
-ninja                                &amp;&amp;
+<screen><userinput>mkdir python2                           &amp;&amp;
+pushd python2                           &amp;&amp;
+meson --prefix=/usr -Dpython=python2 .. &amp;&amp;
+ninja                                   &amp;&amp;
 popd</userinput></screen>
 
       <para>
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ popd</userinput></screen>
         following commands:
       </para>
 
-<screen><userinput>mkdir python3                        &amp;&amp;
-pushd python3                        &amp;&amp;
-meson --prefix=/usr -Dpython=python3 &amp;&amp;
-ninja                                &amp;&amp;
+<screen><userinput>mkdir python3                           &amp;&amp;
+pushd python3                           &amp;&amp;
+meson --prefix=/usr -Dpython=python3 .. &amp;&amp;
+ninja                                   &amp;&amp;
 popd</userinput></screen>
 
       <para>
diff --git a/x/lib/atk.xml b/x/lib/atk.xml
index 031dc44638..bceee66477 100644
--- a/x/lib/atk.xml
+++ b/x/lib/atk.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 <screen><userinput>mkdir build &amp;&amp;
 cd    build &amp;&amp;
 
-meson --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
+meson --prefix=/usr .. &amp;&amp;
 ninja</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>