diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/7 gnome/mkenums/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/7 gnome/mkenums/meson.build
index 284231f2f83c..36b73d24561f 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/7 gnome/mkenums/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/7 gnome/mkenums/meson.build	
@@ -140,12 +140,9 @@ test('enum test 5', enumexe5)
 
 # Generate template then use as input to mkenums
 
-# Simple trick to copy the file without substitutions, can be
-# removed when https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/pull/3383 is fixed
 gen_h_template = configure_file(input: 'enums.h.in',
   output: 'enums6.h.in',
-  configuration: configuration_data(),
-  format: 'cmake')
+  copy: true)
 
 enums_h6 = gnome.mkenums('enums6',
   sources : 'meson-sample.h',