diff --git a/xed/meson.build b/xed/meson.build
index 7525bad..ae0814e 100644
--- a/xed/meson.build
+++ b/xed/meson.build
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ libxed = library(
     dependencies: xed_deps,
     include_directories: include_dirs,
     install: true,
-    install_dir: join_paths(libdir, 'xed')
+    install_dir: join_paths(prefix, libdir, 'xed')
 )
 
 install_headers(