diff --git a/example/meson.build b/example/meson.build
index cf4a2ff0..ccfc4e00 100644
--- a/example/meson.build
+++ b/example/meson.build
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-install_data('hyprland.conf', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'hyprland'))
-install_data('hyprland.desktop', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'wayland-sessions'))
+install_data('hyprland.conf', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'hyprland'), install_tag: 'runtime')
+install_data('hyprland.desktop', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'wayland-sessions'), install_tag: 'runtime')