diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 30721a43c..685b418bf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ endif()
 if(NOT DEFINED APPDATADIR)
     if(UNIX)
         if(BUILD_BUNDLE)
-            set(APPDATADIR "${DATADIR}/share/appdata")
+            set(APPDATADIR "${DATADIR}/share/metainfo")
         else()
-            set(APPDATADIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/appdata")
+            set(APPDATADIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/metainfo")
         endif()
     endif()
 endif()