diff --git a/gedit/meson.build b/gedit/meson.build
index a8683e61a..fc48669f7 100644
--- a/gedit/meson.build
+++ b/gedit/meson.build
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ libgedit_shared_lib = shared_library(
   c_args: libgedit_c_args,
   link_args: libgedit_link_args,
   install: true,
-  install_dir: get_option('libdir') / 'gedit',
+  install_dir: get_option('prefix') / get_option('libdir') / 'gedit',
 )
 
 # GObject Introspection