diff --git a/docs/system/arm/bananapi_m2u.rst b/docs/system/arm/bananapi_m2u.rst
index d30db8d04c..6efa222c16 100644
--- a/docs/system/arm/bananapi_m2u.rst
+++ b/docs/system/arm/bananapi_m2u.rst
@@ -136,4 +136,4 @@ provide the following command:
 
   $ cd qemu-build-dir
   $ QEMU_TEST_ALLOW_LARGE_STORAGE=1 \
-    meson test --suite thorough func-arm-arm_bpim2u
+    pyvenv/bin/meson test --suite thorough func-arm-arm_bpim2u
diff --git a/docs/system/arm/orangepi.rst b/docs/system/arm/orangepi.rst
index 8b9448ca7b..716062fca9 100644
--- a/docs/system/arm/orangepi.rst
+++ b/docs/system/arm/orangepi.rst
@@ -262,4 +262,4 @@ provide the following command from the build directory:
 .. code-block:: bash
 
   $ QEMU_TEST_ALLOW_LARGE_STORAGE=1 \
-    meson test --suite thorough func-arm-arm_orangepi
+    pyvenv/bin/meson test --suite thorough func-arm-arm_orangepi
diff --git a/docs/system/devices/igb.rst b/docs/system/devices/igb.rst
index 9145af5c75..71f31cb116 100644
--- a/docs/system/devices/igb.rst
+++ b/docs/system/devices/igb.rst
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ directory:
   meson test qtest-x86_64/qos-test
 
 ethtool can test register accesses, interrupts, etc. It is automated as an
-functional test and can be ran with the following command:
+functional test and can be run from the build directory with the following
+command:
 
 .. code:: shell
 
-  meson test --suite thorough func-x86_64-netdev_ethtool
+  pyvenv/bin/meson test --suite thorough func-x86_64-netdev_ethtool
 
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