diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fca7d03f76..a69ec9d94b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ clean: recurse-clean ninja-clean clean-ctlist
 	rm -f fsdev/*.pod scsi/*.pod
 	rm -f $(foreach f,$(generated-files-y),$(f) $(f)-timestamp)
 
-VERSION ?= $(shell cat VERSION)
+VERSION = $(shell cat $(SRC_PATH)/VERSION)
 
 dist: qemu-$(VERSION).tar.bz2
 
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 67c5028dd8..2ba76b2c36 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -433,9 +433,11 @@ static int bdrv_format_is_whitelisted(const char *format_name, bool read_only)
 {
     static const char *whitelist_rw[] = {
         CONFIG_BDRV_RW_WHITELIST
+        NULL
     };
     static const char *whitelist_ro[] = {
         CONFIG_BDRV_RO_WHITELIST
+        NULL
     };
     const char **p;
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f0bddaa675..8122782449 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6914,7 +6914,7 @@ if test "$slirp" != "no"; then
   echo "SLIRP_LIBS=$slirp_libs" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 if [ "$slirp" = "git" -o "$slirp" = "internal" ]; then
-    echo "config-host.h: slirp/all" >> $config_host_mak
+    echo "Makefile: slirp/all" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 if test "$vde" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_VDE=y" >> $config_host_mak
@@ -6987,7 +6987,6 @@ if test "$xfs" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_XFS=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 qemu_version=$(head $source_path/VERSION)
-echo "VERSION=$qemu_version" >>$config_host_mak
 echo "PKGVERSION=$pkgversion" >>$config_host_mak
 echo "SRC_PATH=$source_path" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "TARGET_DIRS=$target_list" >> $config_host_mak
@@ -7748,7 +7747,7 @@ echo "GENISOIMAGE=$genisoimage" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "MESON=$meson" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "CC=$cc" >> $config_host_mak
 if $iasl -h > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "IASL=$iasl" >> $config_host_mak
+  echo "CONFIG_IASL=$iasl" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 echo "CXX=$cxx" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "OBJCC=$objcc" >> $config_host_mak
@@ -8235,10 +8234,10 @@ echo "PIXMAN_CFLAGS=$pixman_cflags" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "PIXMAN_LIBS=$pixman_libs" >> $config_host_mak
 
 if [ "$fdt" = "git" ]; then
-  echo "config-host.h: dtc/all" >> $config_host_mak
+  echo "Makefile: dtc/all" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 if [ "$capstone" = "git" -o "$capstone" = "internal" ]; then
-  echo "config-host.h: capstone/all" >> $config_host_mak
+  echo "Makefile: capstone/all" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 if test -n "$LIBCAPSTONE"; then
   echo "LIBCAPSTONE=$LIBCAPSTONE" >> $config_host_mak
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d764135c6d..39f931a75e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ config_host = keyval.load(meson.current_build_dir() / 'config-host.mak')
 config_all_disas = keyval.load(meson.current_build_dir() / 'config-all-disas.mak')
 enable_modules = 'CONFIG_MODULES' in config_host
 build_docs = 'BUILD_DOCS' in config_host
+config_host_data = configuration_data()
+genh = []
 
 add_project_arguments(config_host['QEMU_CFLAGS'].split(),
                       language: ['c', 'objc'])
@@ -355,13 +357,40 @@ if 'CONFIG_LIBPMEM' in config_host
                                link_args: config_host['LIBPMEM_LIBS'].split())
 endif
 
-create_config = find_program('scripts/create_config')
+# Create config-host.h
+
+config_host_data.set('QEMU_VERSION', '"@0@"'.format(meson.project_version()))
+config_host_data.set('QEMU_VERSION_MAJOR', meson.project_version().split('.')[0])
+config_host_data.set('QEMU_VERSION_MINOR', meson.project_version().split('.')[1])
+config_host_data.set('QEMU_VERSION_MICRO', meson.project_version().split('.')[2])
+
+arrays = ['CONFIG_AUDIO_DRIVERS', 'CONFIG_BDRV_RW_WHITELIST', 'CONFIG_BDRV_RO_WHITELIST']
+strings = ['HOST_DSOSUF', 'CONFIG_IASL']
+foreach k, v: config_host
+  if arrays.contains(k)
+    if v != ''
+      v = '"' + '", "'.join(v.split()) + '", '
+    endif
+    config_host_data.set(k, v)
+  elif k == 'ARCH'
+    config_host_data.set('HOST_' + v.to_upper(), 1)
+  elif k.startswith('qemu') and (k.endswith('dir') or k.endswith('path'))
+    config_host_data.set_quoted('CONFIG_' + k.to_upper(), v)
+  elif strings.contains(k)
+    config_host_data.set_quoted(k, v)
+  elif k.startswith('CONFIG_') or k.startswith('HAVE_') or k.startswith('HOST_')
+    config_host_data.set(k, v == 'y' ? 1 : v)
+  endif
+endforeach
+genh += configure_file(output: 'config-host.h', configuration: config_host_data)
+
 minikconf = find_program('scripts/minikconf.py')
 target_dirs = config_host['TARGET_DIRS'].split()
 have_user = false
 have_system = false
 config_devices_mak_list = []
 config_devices_h = {}
+config_target_h = {}
 config_target_mak = {}
 kconfig_external_symbols = [
   'CONFIG_KVM',
@@ -377,16 +406,36 @@ kconfig_external_symbols = [
   'CONFIG_LINUX',
   'CONFIG_PVRDMA',
 ]
+ignored = ['TARGET_XML_FILES', 'TARGET_ABI_DIR', 'TARGET_DIRS']
 foreach target : target_dirs
   have_user = have_user or target.endswith('-user')
-  config_target = keyval.load(meson.current_build_dir() / target / 'config-target.mak') + config_host
+  config_target = keyval.load(meson.current_build_dir() / target / 'config-target.mak')
+
+  config_target_data = configuration_data()
+  foreach k, v: config_target
+    if not k.startswith('TARGET_') and not k.startswith('CONFIG_')
+      # do nothing
+    elif ignored.contains(k)
+      # do nothing
+    elif k == 'TARGET_BASE_ARCH'
+      config_target_data.set('TARGET_' + v.to_upper(), 1)
+    elif k == 'TARGET_NAME'
+      config_target_data.set_quoted(k, v)
+    elif v == 'y'
+      config_target_data.set(k, 1)
+    else
+      config_target_data.set(k, v)
+    endif
+  endforeach
+  config_target_h += {target: configure_file(output: target + '-config-target.h',
+                                               configuration: config_target_data)}
 
   if target.endswith('-softmmu')
     have_system = true
 
     base_kconfig = []
     foreach sym : kconfig_external_symbols
-      if sym in config_target
+      if sym in config_target or sym in config_host
         base_kconfig += '@0@=y'.format(sym)
       endif
     endforeach
@@ -400,14 +449,16 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
       command: [minikconf, config_host['CONFIG_MINIKCONF_MODE'],
                 config_devices_mak, '@DEPFILE@', '@INPUT@',
                 base_kconfig])
-    config_devices_h += {target: custom_target(
-      target + '-config-devices.h',
-      input: config_devices_mak,
-      output: target + '-config-devices.h',
-      capture: true,
-      command: [create_config, '@INPUT@'])}
+
+    config_devices_data = configuration_data()
+    config_devices = keyval.load(config_devices_mak)
+    foreach k, v: config_devices
+      config_devices_data.set(k, 1)
+    endforeach
     config_devices_mak_list += config_devices_mak
-    config_target += keyval.load(config_devices_mak)
+    config_devices_h += {target: configure_file(output: target + '-config-devices.h',
+                                                configuration: config_devices_data)}
+    config_target += config_devices
   endif
   config_target_mak += {target: config_target}
 endforeach
@@ -447,7 +498,6 @@ config_all += {
 
 # Generators
 
-genh = []
 hxtool = find_program('scripts/hxtool')
 shaderinclude = find_program('scripts/shaderinclude.pl')
 qapi_gen = find_program('scripts/qapi-gen.py')
@@ -477,7 +527,7 @@ tracetool = [
 
 qemu_version_cmd = [find_program('scripts/qemu-version.sh'),
                     meson.current_source_dir(),
-                    config_host['PKGVERSION'], config_host['VERSION']]
+                    config_host['PKGVERSION'], meson.project_version()]
 qemu_version = custom_target('qemu-version.h',
                              output: 'qemu-version.h',
                              command: qemu_version_cmd,
@@ -486,13 +536,6 @@ qemu_version = custom_target('qemu-version.h',
                              build_always_stale: true)
 genh += qemu_version
 
-config_host_h = custom_target('config-host.h',
-                              input: meson.current_build_dir() / 'config-host.mak',
-                              output: 'config-host.h',
-                              capture: true,
-                              command: [create_config, '@INPUT@'])
-genh += config_host_h
-
 hxdep = []
 hx_headers = [
   ['qemu-options.hx', 'qemu-options.def'],
@@ -827,13 +870,14 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
   config_target = config_target_mak[target]
   target_name = config_target['TARGET_NAME']
   arch = config_target['TARGET_BASE_ARCH']
-  arch_srcs = []
+  arch_srcs = [config_target_h[target]]
   arch_deps = []
   c_args = ['-DNEED_CPU_H',
             '-DCONFIG_TARGET="@0@-config-target.h"'.format(target),
             '-DCONFIG_DEVICES="@0@-config-devices.h"'.format(target)]
   link_args = []
 
+  config_target += config_host
   target_inc = [include_directories('target' / config_target['TARGET_BASE_ARCH'])]
   if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
     target_inc += include_directories('linux-headers', is_system: true)
@@ -894,19 +938,12 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
   objects = common_all.extract_objects(target_common.sources())
   deps = target_common.dependencies()
 
-  # TODO: Change to generator once obj-y goes away
-  config_target_h = custom_target(target + '-config-target.h',
-                              input: meson.current_build_dir() / target / 'config-target.mak',
-                              output: target + '-config-target.h',
-                              capture: true,
-                              command: [create_config, '@INPUT@'])
-
   target_specific = specific_ss.apply(config_target, strict: false)
   arch_srcs += target_specific.sources()
   arch_deps += target_specific.dependencies()
 
   lib = static_library('qemu-' + target,
-                 sources: arch_srcs + [config_target_h] + genh,
+                 sources: arch_srcs + genh,
                  objects: objects,
                  include_directories: target_inc,
                  c_args: c_args,
diff --git a/scripts/create_config b/scripts/create_config
deleted file mode 100755
index ec5c0b4124..0000000000
--- a/scripts/create_config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-test $# -gt 0 && exec < $1
-
-echo "/* Automatically generated by create_config - do not modify */"
-
-while read line; do
-
-case $line in
- VERSION=*) # configuration
-    version=${line#*=}
-    major=$(echo "$version" | cut -d. -f1)
-    minor=$(echo "$version" | cut -d. -f2)
-    micro=$(echo "$version" | cut -d. -f3)
-    echo "#define QEMU_VERSION \"$version\""
-    echo "#define QEMU_VERSION_MAJOR $major"
-    echo "#define QEMU_VERSION_MINOR $minor"
-    echo "#define QEMU_VERSION_MICRO $micro"
-    ;;
- qemu_*dir=* | qemu_*path=*) # qemu-specific directory configuration
-    name=${line%=*}
-    value=${line#*=}
-    define_name=$(echo $name | LC_ALL=C tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]')
-    eval "define_value=\"$value\""
-    echo "#define CONFIG_$define_name \"$define_value\""
-    # save for the next definitions
-    eval "$name=\$define_value"
-    ;;
- prefix=*)
-    # save for the next definitions
-    prefix=${line#*=}
-    ;;
- IASL=*) # iasl executable
-    value=${line#*=}
-    echo "#define CONFIG_IASL $value"
-    ;;
- CONFIG_AUDIO_DRIVERS=*)
-    drivers=${line#*=}
-    echo "#define CONFIG_AUDIO_DRIVERS \\"
-    for drv in $drivers; do
-      echo "    \"${drv}\",\\"
-    done
-    echo ""
-    ;;
- CONFIG_BDRV_RW_WHITELIST=*)
-    echo "#define CONFIG_BDRV_RW_WHITELIST\\"
-    for drv in ${line#*=}; do
-      echo "    \"${drv}\",\\"
-    done
-    echo "    NULL"
-    ;;
- CONFIG_BDRV_RO_WHITELIST=*)
-    echo "#define CONFIG_BDRV_RO_WHITELIST\\"
-    for drv in ${line#*=}; do
-      echo "    \"${drv}\",\\"
-    done
-    echo "    NULL"
-    ;;
- CONFIG_*=y) # configuration
-    name=${line%=*}
-    echo "#define $name 1"
-    ;;
- CONFIG_*=n) # configuration
-    ;;
- CONFIG_*=*) # configuration
-    name=${line%=*}
-    value=${line#*=}
-    echo "#define $name $value"
-    ;;
- HAVE_*=y) # configuration
-    name=${line%=*}
-    echo "#define $name 1"
-    ;;
- HAVE_*=*) # configuration
-    name=${line%=*}
-    value=${line#*=}
-    echo "#define $name $value"
-    ;;
- ARCH=*) # configuration
-    arch=${line#*=}
-    arch_name=$(echo $arch | LC_ALL=C tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]')
-    echo "#define HOST_$arch_name 1"
-    ;;
- HOST_USB=*)
-    # do nothing
-    ;;
- HOST_CC=*)
-    # do nothing
-    ;;
- HOST_*=y) # configuration
-    name=${line%=*}
-    echo "#define $name 1"
-    ;;
- HOST_DSOSUF=*)
-    echo "#define HOST_DSOSUF \"${line#*=}\""
-    ;;
- HOST_*=*) # configuration
-    name=${line%=*}
-    value=${line#*=}
-    echo "#define $name $value"
-    ;;
- TARGET_BASE_ARCH=*) # configuration
-    target_base_arch=${line#*=}
-    base_arch_name=$(echo $target_base_arch | LC_ALL=C tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]')
-    echo "#define TARGET_$base_arch_name 1"
-    ;;
- TARGET_XML_FILES=*)
-    # do nothing
-    ;;
- TARGET_ABI_DIR=*)
-    # do nothing
-    ;;
- TARGET_NAME=*)
-    target_name=${line#*=}
-    echo "#define TARGET_NAME \"$target_name\""
-    ;;
- TARGET_DIRS=*)
-    # do nothing
-    ;;
- TARGET_*=y) # configuration
-    name=${line%=*}
-    echo "#define $name 1"
-    ;;
- TARGET_*=*) # configuration
-    name=${line%=*}
-    value=${line#*=}
-    echo "#define $name $value"
-    ;;
-esac
-
-done # read
diff --git a/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c b/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
index d49b3988ec..d25ff35492 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/bios-tables-test.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ typedef struct {
 static char disk[] = "tests/acpi-test-disk-XXXXXX";
 static const char *data_dir = "tests/data/acpi";
 #ifdef CONFIG_IASL
-static const char *iasl = stringify(CONFIG_IASL);
+static const char *iasl = CONFIG_IASL;
 #else
 static const char *iasl;
 #endif
