diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 2b869eb..0ec1887 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ install_data(
 
 install_data(
     meson.project_name() + '.desktop',
-    install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications')
+    install_dir: join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'xdg', 'autostart')
 )
 
 test(