diff --git a/.github/workflows/meson-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/meson-build.yaml
index d02825d5f..9fad7e748 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/meson-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/meson-build.yaml
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run meson testing script
         run: |
-          ci/scripts/build-with-meson.sh
+          ARROW_PATH="$(pwd)/arrow"
+          ARROW_PATH=ARROW_PATH ci/scripts/build-with-meson.sh
diff --git a/ci/scripts/build-with-meson.sh b/ci/scripts/build-with-meson.sh
index 968d237e4..0a5b61b50 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/build-with-meson.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/build-with-meson.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function main() {
     meson wrap install nlohmann_json
 
     show_header "Compile project with meson"
-    meson setup "${SANDBOX_DIR}"
+    meson setup "${SANDBOX_DIR}" --pkg-config-path "${ARROW_PATH}"
 
     pushd "${SANDBOX_DIR}"
     meson configure -DNANOARROW_BUILD_TESTS=true \