diff --git a/libvmaf/src/meson.build b/libvmaf/src/meson.build
index 818b5df67..00a342484 100644
--- a/libvmaf/src/meson.build
+++ b/libvmaf/src/meson.build
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ if built_in_models_enabled
             json_model_c_sources += custom_target(
                   model_file,
                   output : '@PLAINNAME@.c',
-                  input : model_dir + model_file,
+                  input : configure_file(
+                    input : model_dir + model_file,
+                    output : model_file,
+                    copy: true
+                  ),
                   command : [xxd, '--include', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'],
             )
         endforeach
diff --git a/libvmaf/src/model.c b/libvmaf/src/model.c
index e20d8882a..5ee7ef409 100644
--- a/libvmaf/src/model.c
+++ b/libvmaf/src/model.c
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ typedef struct VmafBuiltInModel {
 
 #if VMAF_BUILT_IN_MODELS
 #if VMAF_FLOAT_FEATURES
-extern const char ___src_______model_vmaf_float_v0_6_1neg_json;
-extern const int ___src_______model_vmaf_float_v0_6_1neg_json_len;
-extern const char ___src_______model_vmaf_float_v0_6_1_json;
-extern const int ___src_______model_vmaf_float_v0_6_1_json_len;
-extern const char ___src_______model_vmaf_float_b_v0_6_3_json;
-extern const int ___src_______model_vmaf_float_b_v0_6_3_json_len;
+extern const char src_vmaf_float_v0_6_1neg_json;
+extern const int src_vmaf_float_v0_6_1neg_json_len;
+extern const char src_vmaf_float_v0_6_1_json;
+extern const int src_vmaf_float_v0_6_1_json_len;
+extern const char src_vmaf_float_b_v0_6_3_json;
+extern const int src_vmaf_float_b_v0_6_3_json_len;
 #endif
-extern const char ___src_______model_vmaf_v0_6_1_json;
-extern const int ___src_______model_vmaf_v0_6_1_json_len;
-extern const char ___src_______model_vmaf_b_v0_6_3_json;
-extern const int ___src_______model_vmaf_b_v0_6_3_json_len;
-extern const char ___src_______model_vmaf_v0_6_1neg_json;
-extern const int ___src_______model_vmaf_v0_6_1neg_json_len;
+extern const char src_vmaf_v0_6_1_json;
+extern const int src_vmaf_v0_6_1_json_len;
+extern const char src_vmaf_b_v0_6_3_json;
+extern const int src_vmaf_b_v0_6_3_json_len;
+extern const char src_vmaf_v0_6_1neg_json;
+extern const int src_vmaf_v0_6_1neg_json_len;
 #endif
 
 static const VmafBuiltInModel built_in_models[] = {
@@ -40,34 +40,34 @@ static const VmafBuiltInModel built_in_models[] = {
 #if VMAF_FLOAT_FEATURES
     {
         .version = "vmaf_float_v0.6.1neg",
-        .data = &___src_______model_vmaf_float_v0_6_1neg_json,
-        .data_len = &___src_______model_vmaf_float_v0_6_1neg_json_len,
+        .data = &src_vmaf_float_v0_6_1neg_json,
+        .data_len = &src_vmaf_float_v0_6_1neg_json_len,
     },
     {
         .version = "vmaf_float_v0.6.1",
-        .data = &___src_______model_vmaf_float_v0_6_1_json,
-        .data_len = &___src_______model_vmaf_float_v0_6_1_json_len,
+        .data = &src_vmaf_float_v0_6_1_json,
+        .data_len = &src_vmaf_float_v0_6_1_json_len,
     },
     {
         .version = "vmaf_float_b_v0.6.3",
-        .data = &___src_______model_vmaf_float_b_v0_6_3_json,
-        .data_len = &___src_______model_vmaf_float_b_v0_6_3_json_len,
+        .data = &src_vmaf_float_b_v0_6_3_json,
+        .data_len = &src_vmaf_float_b_v0_6_3_json_len,
     },
 #endif
     {
         .version = "vmaf_v0.6.1",
-        .data = &___src_______model_vmaf_v0_6_1_json,
-        .data_len = &___src_______model_vmaf_v0_6_1_json_len,
+        .data = &src_vmaf_v0_6_1_json,
+        .data_len = &src_vmaf_v0_6_1_json_len,
     },
     {
         .version = "vmaf_b_v0.6.3",
-        .data = &___src_______model_vmaf_b_v0_6_3_json,
-        .data_len = &___src_______model_vmaf_b_v0_6_3_json_len,
+        .data = &src_vmaf_b_v0_6_3_json,
+        .data_len = &src_vmaf_b_v0_6_3_json_len,
     },
     {
         .version = "vmaf_v0.6.1neg",
-        .data = &___src_______model_vmaf_v0_6_1neg_json,
-        .data_len = &___src_______model_vmaf_v0_6_1neg_json_len,
+        .data = &src_vmaf_v0_6_1neg_json,
+        .data_len = &src_vmaf_v0_6_1neg_json_len,
     },
 #endif
     { 0 }