diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index e7819dbfb6..80621d30aa 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ client_encrypted_cert_pem = custom_target(
 # Copy test files to the build directory
 configure_file(input: 'ca-bundle.crt', output: 'ca-bundle.crt', copy: true)
 configure_file(input: 'image.jpg',     output: 'image.jpg',     copy: true)
-subdir('www' /'dir')
+subdir('www')
 subdir('www2'/'dir')
 subdir('www3'/'dir')
 
diff --git a/test/www/meson.build b/test/www/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed3d357716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/www/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Andrea Pappacoda
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+configure_file(input: 'empty_file', output: 'empty_file', copy: true)
+configure_file(input: 'file',       output: 'file',       copy: true)
+subdir('dir')