diff --git a/status-applets/mate/meson.build b/status-applets/mate/meson.build
index 1613da9..1b6a66b 100644
--- a/status-applets/mate/meson.build
+++ b/status-applets/mate/meson.build
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ]
 
 install_data(libexec_files,
-  install_dir: join_paths(get_option('libexecdir'), 'xapps', 'mate-panel')
+  install_dir: join_paths(get_option('libexecdir'), 'xapps')
 )
 
 ## DBus service file