3 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/meson.build b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/meson.build
index c426173db3a..5445903a5bc 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/meson.build
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ tests += {
   'sd': meson.current_source_dir(),
   'bd': meson.current_build_dir(),
   'tap': {
-    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.path(),
-            'TAR': tar.path(),
+    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.path() : '',
+            'TAR': tar.found() ? tar.path() : '',
             'LZ4': program_lz4.found() ? program_lz4.path() : '',
     },
     'tests': [
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build b/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build
index b6603e26a50..77d162cad48 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ tests += {
   'bd': meson.current_build_dir(),
   'tap': {
     'env': {
-      'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.path(),
+      'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.path() : '',
       'LZ4': program_lz4.found() ? program_lz4.path() : '',
       'ZSTD': program_zstd.found() ? program_zstd.path() : '',
       'with_icu': icu.found() ? 'yes' : 'no',
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build b/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build
index 58f780d1a63..8049011566e 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ tests += {
   'sd': meson.current_source_dir(),
   'bd': meson.current_build_dir(),
   'tap': {
-    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.path(),
-            'TAR': tar.path(),
+    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.found() ? gzip.path() : '',
+            'TAR': tar.found() ? tar.path() : '',
             'LZ4': program_lz4.found() ? program_lz4.path() : '',
             'ZSTD': program_zstd.found() ? program_zstd.path() : ''},
     'tests': [