diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index bb83c8e85..62cf11c80 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -589,13 +589,12 @@ devenv.set('PIPEWIRE_MODULE_DIR', pipewire_dep.get_variable('moduledir'))
 devenv.set('SPA_PLUGIN_DIR', spa_dep.get_variable('plugindir'))
 devenv.set('SPA_DATA_DIR', spa_dep.get_variable('datadir'))
 
-devenv.set('GST_PLUGIN_PATH', builddir / 'src'/ 'gst')
-
-devenv.set('ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR', builddir / 'pipewire-alsa' / 'alsa-plugins')
 devenv.set('ACP_PATHS_DIR', srcdir / 'spa' / 'plugins' / 'alsa' / 'mixer' / 'paths')
 devenv.set('ACP_PROFILES_DIR', srcdir / 'spa' / 'plugins' / 'alsa' / 'mixer' / 'profile-sets')
 
-devenv.set('LD_LIBRARY_PATH', builddir / 'pipewire-jack' / 'src')
+devenv.prepend('GST_PLUGIN_PATH', builddir / 'src'/ 'gst')
+devenv.prepend('ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR', builddir / 'pipewire-alsa' / 'alsa-plugins')
+devenv.prepend('LD_LIBRARY_PATH', builddir / 'pipewire-jack' / 'src')
 
 devenv.set('PW_UNINSTALLED', '1')