diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ca331b13dc..68ad75d210 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ generated-files-y += module_block.h
 
 generated-files-y += .git-submodule-status
 
-edk2-decompressed = $(basename $(wildcard pc-bios/edk2-*.fd.bz2))
-pc-bios/edk2-%.fd: pc-bios/edk2-%.fd.bz2
-	$(call quiet-command,bzip2 -d -c $< > $@,"BUNZIP2",$<)
-
 # Don't try to regenerate Makefile or configure
 # We don't generate any of them
 Makefile: ;
@@ -263,9 +259,6 @@ $(SOFTMMU_ALL_RULES): $(chardev-obj-y)
 $(SOFTMMU_ALL_RULES): $(crypto-obj-y)
 $(SOFTMMU_ALL_RULES): $(io-obj-y)
 $(SOFTMMU_ALL_RULES): config-all-devices.mak
-ifdef DECOMPRESS_EDK2_BLOBS
-$(SOFTMMU_ALL_RULES): $(edk2-decompressed)
-endif
 
 SOFTMMU_FUZZ_RULES=$(filter %-softmmu/fuzz, $(TARGET_DIRS_RULES))
 $(SOFTMMU_FUZZ_RULES): $(authz-obj-y)
@@ -373,7 +366,6 @@ clean: recurse-clean ninja-clean clean-ctlist
 		! -path ./roms/edk2/ArmPkg/Library/GccLto/liblto-arm.a \
 		! -path ./roms/edk2/BaseTools/Source/Python/UPT/Dll/sqlite3.dll \
 		-exec rm {} +
-	rm -f $(edk2-decompressed)
 	rm -f $(filter-out %.tlb,$(TOOLS)) $(HELPERS-y) TAGS cscope.* *.pod *~ */*~
 	rm -f fsdev/*.pod scsi/*.pod
 	rm -f $(foreach f,$(generated-files-y),$(f) $(f)-timestamp)
@@ -450,13 +442,8 @@ edk2-licenses.txt \
 hppa-firmware.img \
 opensbi-riscv32-sifive_u-fw_jump.bin opensbi-riscv32-virt-fw_jump.bin \
 opensbi-riscv64-sifive_u-fw_jump.bin opensbi-riscv64-virt-fw_jump.bin
-
-
-DESCS=50-edk2-i386-secure.json 50-edk2-x86_64-secure.json \
-60-edk2-aarch64.json 60-edk2-arm.json 60-edk2-i386.json 60-edk2-x86_64.json
 else
 BLOBS=
-DESCS=
 endif
 
 # Note that we manually filter-out the non-Sphinx documentation which
@@ -533,7 +520,6 @@ install-includedir:
 export DESTDIR
 install: all $(if $(BUILD_DOCS),install-doc) \
 	install-datadir install-localstatedir install-includedir \
-	$(if $(INSTALL_BLOBS),$(edk2-decompressed)) \
 	recurse-install
 ifneq ($(TOOLS),)
 	$(call install-prog,$(TOOLS),$(DESTDIR)$(bindir))
@@ -556,21 +542,6 @@ ifneq ($(BLOBS),)
 	set -e; for x in $(BLOBS); do \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(SRC_PATH)/pc-bios/$$x "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_datadir)"; \
 	done
-endif
-ifdef INSTALL_BLOBS
-	set -e; for x in $(edk2-decompressed); do \
-		$(INSTALL_DATA) $$x "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_datadir)"; \
-	done
-endif
-ifneq ($(DESCS),)
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_datadir)/firmware"
-	set -e; tmpf=$$(mktemp); trap 'rm -f -- "$$tmpf"' EXIT; \
-	for x in $(DESCS); do \
-		sed -e 's,@DATADIR@,$(qemu_datadir),' \
-			"$(SRC_PATH)/pc-bios/descriptors/$$x" > "$$tmpf"; \
-		$(INSTALL_DATA) "$$tmpf" \
-			"$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_datadir)/firmware/$$x"; \
-	done
 endif
 	for s in $(ICON_SIZES); do \
 		mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_icondir)/hicolor/$${s}/apps"; \
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 131ba26c1d..bb9e918e4c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ if have_tools
 endif
 
 subdir('tools')
+subdir('pc-bios')
 
 summary_info = {}
 summary_info += {'Install prefix':    config_host['prefix']}
diff --git a/pc-bios/descriptors/meson.build b/pc-bios/descriptors/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c715bace8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc-bios/descriptors/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+foreach f: [
+  '50-edk2-i386-secure.json',
+  '50-edk2-x86_64-secure.json',
+  '60-edk2-aarch64.json',
+  '60-edk2-arm.json',
+  '60-edk2-i386.json',
+  '60-edk2-x86_64.json'
+]
+  configure_file(input: files(f),
+                 output: f,
+                 configuration: {'DATADIR': config_host['qemu_datadir']},
+                 install: install_blobs,
+                 install_dir: config_host['qemu_datadir'] / 'firmware')
+endforeach
diff --git a/pc-bios/meson.build b/pc-bios/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e3bfe3ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc-bios/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+bzip2 = find_program('bzip2')
+
+install_blobs = 'INSTALL_BLOBS' in config_host
+if 'DECOMPRESS_EDK2_BLOBS' in config_host
+  fds = [
+    'edk2-aarch64-code.fd',
+    'edk2-arm-code.fd',
+    'edk2-arm-vars.fd',
+    'edk2-i386-code.fd',
+    'edk2-i386-secure-code.fd',
+    'edk2-i386-vars.fd',
+    'edk2-x86_64-code.fd',
+    'edk2-x86_64-secure-code.fd',
+  ]
+
+  foreach f : fds
+    custom_target(f,
+                  output: f,
+                  input: '@0@.bz2'.format(f),
+                  capture: true,
+                  install: install_blobs,
+                  install_dir: config_host['qemu_datadir'],
+                  command: [ bzip2, '-dc', '@INPUT0@' ])
+  endforeach
+endif
+
+subdir('descriptors')
