diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 7653c19..8e98cbc 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ appstream_file = i18n.merge_file(
   output: '@0@.appdata.xml'.format(application_id),
   po_dir: '../po',
   install: true,
-  install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'appdata',
+  install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'metainfo',
 )
 
 #appstream_util = find_program('appstream-util', required: false)