diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7e02ac5..f9442d5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ foreach pc : pcs
     configure_file(
         input : pc + '.pc.in',
         output : pc + '.pc',
-        install_dir : get_option('datadir') + '/pkgconfig',
+        install_dir : get_option('prefix') + '/lib/pkgconfig',
         configuration : pc_data,
     )
 endforeach