diff --git a/gedit/meson.build b/gedit/meson.build
index bc689e5..e3b90d8 100644
--- a/gedit/meson.build
+++ b/gedit/meson.build
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ libgedit_private_headers += 'gedit-enum-types-private.h'
 subdir('resources')
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
-  libgedit_shared_lib_install_dir = get_option('libdir')
+  libgedit_shared_lib_install_dir = get_option('prefix') / get_option('libdir')
 else
-  libgedit_shared_lib_install_dir = get_option('libdir') / 'gedit'
+  libgedit_shared_lib_install_dir = get_option('prefix') / get_option('libdir') / 'gedit'
 endif
 
 libgedit_shared_lib = shared_library(