diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ad5d387b8..09537f395 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ python = import('python')
 python3_prog = python.find_installation('python3')
 
 fs = import('fs')
-to_array = generator(
-	python3_prog,
-	output: [ '@PLAINNAME@.cpp', '@PLAINNAME@.h' ],
-	depfile: '@PLAINNAME@.dep',
-	arguments: [ join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'resources/to-array.py'), '@OUTPUT0@', '@OUTPUT1@', '@DEPFILE@', '@INPUT@', '@EXTRA_ARGS@' ]
-)
 
 render_icons_with_inkscape = get_option('render_icons_with_inkscape')
 inkscape = find_program('inkscape', required: render_icons_with_inkscape)
@@ -442,9 +436,23 @@ powder_deps = []
 
 project_export_dynamic = false
 
+embedded_files = []
+
 subdir('src')
 subdir('resources')
 
+foreach embedded_file : embedded_files
+	name = embedded_file[0]
+	file = embedded_file[1]
+	data_files += [ custom_target(
+		'embedded-file-@0@'.format(name),
+		input: file,
+		output: [ '@0@.cpp'.format(name), '@0@.h'.format(name) ],
+		depfile: '@0@.dep'.format(name),
+		command: [ python3_prog, files('resources/to-array.py'), '@OUTPUT0@', '@OUTPUT1@', '@DEPFILE@', '@INPUT@', name ]
+	) ]
+endforeach
+
 powder_files += data_files
 render_files += data_files
 font_files += data_files
diff --git a/resources/meson.build b/resources/meson.build
index 64faa9038..ef9798121 100644
--- a/resources/meson.build
+++ b/resources/meson.build
@@ -99,14 +99,16 @@ elif host_platform == 'darwin'
 		configuration: conf_data,
 	)
 elif host_platform == 'linux'
-	data_files += to_array.process(rendered_icons['icon_exe'], extra_args: 'icon_exe_png')
-	data_files += to_array.process(rendered_icons['icon_cps'], extra_args: 'icon_cps_png')
-	data_files += to_array.process('save.xml', extra_args: 'save_xml')
-	data_files += to_array.process(configure_file(
-		input: 'powder.template.desktop',
-		output: 'powder.desktop',
-		configuration: conf_data,
-	), extra_args: 'powder_desktop')
+	embedded_files += [
+		[ 'icon_exe_png', rendered_icons['icon_exe'] ],
+		[ 'icon_cps_png', rendered_icons['icon_cps'] ],
+		[ 'save_xml', files('save.xml') ],
+		[ 'powder_desktop', configure_file(
+			input: 'powder.template.desktop',
+			output: 'powder.desktop',
+			configuration: conf_data,
+		) ],
+	]
 
 	configure_file(
 		input: 'appdata.template.xml',
@@ -115,7 +117,9 @@ elif host_platform == 'linux'
 	)
 endif
 
-data_files += to_array.process('save_local.png', extra_args: 'save_local_png')
-data_files += to_array.process('save_online.png', extra_args: 'save_online_png')
-data_files += to_array.process('font.bz2', extra_args: 'compressed_font_data')
-data_files += to_array.process('credits.json', extra_args: 'credits_json')
+embedded_files += [
+	[ 'save_local_png', files('save_local.png') ],
+	[ 'save_online_png', files('save_online.png') ],
+	[ 'font_bz2', files('font.bz2') ],
+	[ 'credits_json', files('credits.json') ],
+]
diff --git a/src/WindowIcon.cpp b/src/WindowIcon.cpp
index 0088e433b..6ad4b2106 100644
--- a/src/WindowIcon.cpp
+++ b/src/WindowIcon.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "graphics/VideoBuffer.h"
 #include "WindowIcon.h"
 
-#include "icon_exe.png.h"
+#include "icon_exe_png.h"
 
 void WindowIcon(SDL_Window *window)
 {
diff --git a/src/common/platform/Linux.cpp b/src/common/platform/Linux.cpp
index 13570988a..6dde305bb 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/Linux.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/Linux.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #include "Platform.h"
-#include "icon_cps.png.h"
-#include "icon_exe.png.h"
-#include "save.xml.h"
-#include "powder.desktop.h"
+#include "icon_cps_png.h"
+#include "icon_exe_png.h"
+#include "save_xml.h"
+#include "powder_desktop.h"
 #include "Config.h"
 #include <cstring>
 #include <ctime>
diff --git a/src/graphics/FontReader.cpp b/src/graphics/FontReader.cpp
index bdce98ac3..05338f6c0 100644
--- a/src/graphics/FontReader.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/FontReader.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "FontReader.h"
 
 #include "bzip2/bz2wrap.h"
-#include "font.bz2.h"
+#include "font_bz2.h"
 
 #include <array>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static bool InitFontData()
 	static std::vector<char> fontDataBuf;
 	static std::vector<int> fontPtrsBuf;
 	static std::vector< std::array<int, 2> > fontRangesBuf;
-	if (BZ2WDecompress(fontDataBuf, compressed_font_data.AsCharSpan()) != BZ2WDecompressOk)
+	if (BZ2WDecompress(fontDataBuf, font_bz2.AsCharSpan()) != BZ2WDecompressOk)
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/src/gui/credits/Credits.cpp b/src/gui/credits/Credits.cpp
index 12deca331..f1b50c369 100644
--- a/src/gui/credits/Credits.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/credits/Credits.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <json/json.h>
 
-#include "credits.json.h"
+#include "credits_json.h"
 #include "gui/Style.h"
 
 #include "common/platform/Platform.h"
diff --git a/src/gui/save/LocalSaveActivity.h b/src/gui/save/LocalSaveActivity.h
index 8081d75d5..76c8355ce 100644
--- a/src/gui/save/LocalSaveActivity.h
+++ b/src/gui/save/LocalSaveActivity.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "Format.h"
 #include "graphics/Pixel.h"
 
-#include "save_local.png.h"
+#include "save_local_png.h"
 
 namespace ui
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/save/ServerSaveActivity.h b/src/gui/save/ServerSaveActivity.h
index d9f1e8257..a46f2d132 100644
--- a/src/gui/save/ServerSaveActivity.h
+++ b/src/gui/save/ServerSaveActivity.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "graphics/Pixel.h"
 #include "tasks/TaskListener.h"
 
-#include "save_online.png.h"
+#include "save_online_png.h"
 
 namespace http
 {
diff --git a/src/lua/LuaMisc.cpp b/src/lua/LuaMisc.cpp
index a2daeda8f..e740ea672 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaMisc.cpp
+++ b/src/lua/LuaMisc.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "LuaScriptInterface.h"
 #include "client/http/Request.h"
 #include "common/platform/Platform.h"
-#include "compat.lua.h"
+#include "compat_lua.h"
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "gui/dialogues/ErrorMessage.h"
 #include "gui/dialogues/InformationMessage.h"
diff --git a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
index 1597b6d8a..78b55906a 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "client/http/Request.h"
 #include "common/platform/Platform.h"
 #include "common/tpt-rand.h"
-#include "compat.lua.h"
+#include "compat_lua.h"
 #include "gui/game/GameController.h"
 #include "gui/game/GameModel.h"
 #include "gui/game/GameView.h"
diff --git a/src/lua/luascripts/meson.build b/src/lua/luascripts/meson.build
index e4bcdcb7b..67a961f32 100644
--- a/src/lua/luascripts/meson.build
+++ b/src/lua/luascripts/meson.build
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-luaconsole_files += to_array.process('compat.lua', extra_args: 'compat_lua')
+embedded_files += [
+	[ 'compat_lua', files('compat.lua') ],
+]