diff --git a/xdg/Makefile.am b/xdg/Makefile.am
index 9607698940..b4d8dc2a48 100644
--- a/xdg/Makefile.am
+++ b/xdg/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ desktop_in_files = pinta.desktop.in
 desktop_DATA 	 = $(desktop_in_files:.desktop.in=.desktop)
 @INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
 
-appdatadir = $(datadir)/appdata
+appdatadir = $(datadir)/metainfo
 appdata_in_files = pinta.appdata.xml.in
 appdata_DATA = $(appdata_in_files:.xml.in=.xml)
 @INTLTOOL_XML_RULE@