diff --git a/cmake/modules/desktopapp_configuration.cmake b/cmake/modules/desktopapp_configuration.cmake
index a14ac8669..e80c5e9f6 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/desktopapp_configuration.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/desktopapp_configuration.cmake
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     #       Used for building packages: in which install dir is a path construction folder that will not be there in packages
 
     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "opt/megasync/lib") # override default "lib" from GNUInstallDirs
-    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR "usr/bin") # override default "bin" from GNUInstallDirs
 
     # Override CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
     if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT) # In consecutive runs it will always be undef/false