diff --git a/docs/generate-hsi-spec.py b/docs/generate-hsi-spec.py
index 2bbda4bc4..7b15beb8b 100755
--- a/docs/generate-hsi-spec.py
+++ b/docs/generate-hsi-spec.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import argparse
 import sys
 import json
-import glob
 import os
 from typing import Dict, List, Any
 
@@ -21,16 +20,14 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser.add_argument(
         "filename_dst", action="store", type=str, help="markdown destination"
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "attr_dir", action="store", type=str, help="directory for attributes"
-    )
+    parser.add_argument("json_attrs", nargs="+", help="JSON attributes")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     with open(args.filename_src, "rb") as f:
         template = f.read()
 
     txt: List[str] = []
-    for fn in sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(args.attr_dir, "*.json"))):
+    for fn in sorted(args.json_attrs):
         try:
             with open(fn, "rb") as f:
                 item = json.loads(f.read())
diff --git a/docs/hsi-tests.d/meson.build b/docs/hsi-tests.d/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..088b20554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/hsi-tests.d/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+hsi_test_jsons = files([
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Amd.PlatformRollbackProtection.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Amd.SpiReplayProtection.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Amd.SpiWriteProtection.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.EncryptedRam.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.IntelBootguard.Acm.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.IntelBootguard.Enabled.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.IntelBootguard.Otp.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.IntelBootguard.Policy.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.IntelBootguard.Verified.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.IntelCet.Active.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.IntelCet.Enabled.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.IntelSmap.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Iommu.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Kernel.Lockdown.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Kernel.Tainted.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Mei.BootGuardPlatformKey.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Mei.ManufacturingMode.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Mei.OverrideStrap.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Mei.Version.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.PlatformDebugEnabled.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.PlatformDebugLocked.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.PlatformFused.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.PrebootDma.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Spi.Bioswe.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Spi.Ble.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Spi.Descriptor.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Spi.SmmBwp.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.SupportedCpu.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.SuspendToIdle.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.SuspendToRam.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Tpm.EmptyPcr.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Tpm.ReconstructionPcr0.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Tpm.Version20.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Uefi.Pk.json',
+  'org.fwupd.hsi.Uefi.SecureBoot.json',
+])
+
diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index 3702889ff..a8c5dc93a 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ if gidocgen_dep.found() and docs_python_deps.allowed() and gidocgen_app.found()
     install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'doc'),
   )
 
+  subdir('hsi-tests.d')
   hsi_md = custom_target('generate-hsi-spec',
-    input : 'hsi.md.in',
+    input: hsi_test_jsons,
     output : 'hsi.md',
     command : [
       python3,
-      join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'generate-hsi-spec.py'),
-      '@INPUT@',
+      files(['generate-hsi-spec.py', 'hsi.md.in']),
       '@OUTPUT@',
-      join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'hsi-tests.d'),
+      '@INPUT@',
     ],
   )