diff --git a/src/bhyve/meson.build b/src/bhyve/meson.build
index 643e72680e..7d54718820 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/meson.build
+++ b/src/bhyve/meson.build
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_BHYVE')
     'name': 'test_libvirtd_bhyve.aug',
     'aug': files('test_libvirtd_bhyve.aug.in'),
     'conf': files('bhyve.conf'),
+    'test_name': 'libvirtd_bhyve',
+    'test_srcdir': meson.current_source_dir(),
+    'test_builddir': meson.current_build_dir(),
   }
 
   virt_daemon_confs += {
diff --git a/src/libxl/meson.build b/src/libxl/meson.build
index 7afde2f81f..3bb6cc5f2e 100644
--- a/src/libxl/meson.build
+++ b/src/libxl/meson.build
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBXL')
     'name': 'test_libvirtd_libxl.aug',
     'aug': files('test_libvirtd_libxl.aug.in'),
     'conf': files('libxl.conf'),
+    'test_name': 'libvirtd_libxl',
+    'test_srcdir': meson.current_source_dir(),
+    'test_builddir': meson.current_build_dir(),
   }
 
   virt_daemon_confs += {
diff --git a/src/locking/meson.build b/src/locking/meson.build
index a67a41298b..8a28310e40 100644
--- a/src/locking/meson.build
+++ b/src/locking/meson.build
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
       'name': 'test_libvirt_lockd.aug',
       'aug' : files('test_libvirt_lockd.aug.in'),
       'conf': qemu_lockd_conf,
+      'test_name': 'libvirt_lockd',
+      'test_srcdir': meson.current_source_dir(),
+      'test_builddir': meson.current_build_dir(),
     }
   endif
 
@@ -212,6 +215,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
         'name': 'test_libvirt_sanlock.aug',
         'aug' : files('test_libvirt_sanlock.aug.in'),
         'conf': qemu_sanlock_conf,
+        'test_name': 'libvirt_sanlock',
+        'test_srcdir': meson.current_source_dir(),
+        'test_builddir': meson.current_build_dir(),
       }
     endif
 
@@ -231,6 +237,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     'name': 'test_virtlockd.aug',
     'aug': files('test_virtlockd.aug.in'),
     'conf': files('virtlockd.conf'),
+    'test_name': 'virtlockd',
+    'test_srcdir': meson.current_source_dir(),
+    'test_builddir': meson.current_build_dir(),
   }
 
   virt_install_dirs += [
diff --git a/src/logging/meson.build b/src/logging/meson.build
index 1f06a51e93..996d4265fc 100644
--- a/src/logging/meson.build
+++ b/src/logging/meson.build
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     'name': 'test_virtlogd.aug',
     'aug': files('test_virtlogd.aug.in'),
     'conf': files('virtlogd.conf'),
+    'test_name': 'virtlogd',
+    'test_srcdir': meson.current_source_dir(),
+    'test_builddir': meson.current_build_dir(),
   }
 
   virt_daemon_units += {
diff --git a/src/lxc/meson.build b/src/lxc/meson.build
index 11526b637b..2810da7604 100644
--- a/src/lxc/meson.build
+++ b/src/lxc/meson.build
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LXC')
     'name': 'test_libvirtd_lxc.aug',
     'aug': files('test_libvirtd_lxc.aug.in'),
     'conf': files('lxc.conf'),
+    'test_name': 'libvirtd_lxc',
+    'test_srcdir': meson.current_source_dir(),
+    'test_builddir': meson.current_build_dir(),
   }
 
   virt_daemon_confs += {
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 96ec3e2675..73ac99f01e 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ virt_aug_files = []
 #   * name - augeas test file name (required)
 #   * aug - augeas test file source (required)
 #   * conf - conf file (required)
+#   * test_name: name for the check-augeas test (required)
+#   * test_srcdir: path to source dir with aug files (required)
+#   * test_builddir: path to build dir with aug files (required)
 virt_test_aug_files = []
 
 # virt_daemon_confs:
@@ -670,8 +673,16 @@ virt_conf_files += 'libvirt.conf'
 install_data(virt_conf_files, install_dir: confdir)
 install_data(virt_aug_files, install_dir: virt_aug_dir)
 
+# augeas_test_data:
+#   each entry is a dictionary with following items:
+#   * name: daemon name to run the test for (required)
+#   * file: test file to use (required)
+#   * srcdir: path to source dir with aug files (required)
+#   * builddir: path to build dir with aug files (required)
+augeas_test_data = []
+
 foreach data : virt_test_aug_files
-  custom_target(
+  augeas_test_file = custom_target(
     data['name'],
     input: [ data['conf'], data['aug'] ],
     output: data['name'],
@@ -683,16 +694,14 @@ foreach data : virt_test_aug_files
     install: true,
     install_dir: virt_test_aug_dir,
   )
+  augeas_test_data += {
+    'name': data['test_name'],
+    'file': augeas_test_file,
+    'srcdir': data['test_srcdir'],
+    'builddir': data['test_builddir'],
+  }
 endforeach
 
-# augeas_test_data:
-#   each entry is a dictionary with following items:
-#   * name: daemon name to run the test for (required)
-#   * file: test file to use (required)
-#   * srcdir: path to source dir with aug files (required)
-#   * builddir: path to build dir with aug files (required)
-augeas_test_data = []
-
 foreach data : virt_daemon_confs
   capitalize_args = [ '-c', 'print("@0@".capitalize())'.format(data['name']) ]
   name_uc = run_command(python3_prog, capitalize_args, check: true).stdout().strip()
diff --git a/src/qemu/meson.build b/src/qemu/meson.build
index 7faba16049..72c1a8c665 100644
--- a/src/qemu/meson.build
+++ b/src/qemu/meson.build
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_QEMU')
     'name': 'test_libvirtd_qemu.aug',
     'aug': files('test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in'),
     'conf': files('qemu.conf'),
+    'test_name': 'libvirtd_qemu',
+    'test_srcdir': meson.current_source_dir(),
+    'test_builddir': meson.current_build_dir(),
   }
 
   virt_helpers += {