diff --git a/data/misc/meson.build b/data/misc/meson.build
index 9ece6192..4525ce1a 100644
--- a/data/misc/meson.build
+++ b/data/misc/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if get_option('with-gtk')
     output: 'io.github.Hexchat.appdata.xml',
     po_dir: '../../po',
     install: true,
-    install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'appdata')
+    install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'metainfo')
   )
 
   appstream_util = find_program('appstream-util', required: false)