diff --git a/share/CMakeLists.txt b/share/CMakeLists.txt
index eb3c779b400..b1e61d596ef 100644
--- a/share/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/share/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ if (NOT APPLE AND NOT WIN32)
       applications
       metainfo
     DESTINATION
-      share
+      ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}
   )
 endif()