diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index caa4b771..bacf6908 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ else
 	exclude_headers += 'xwm.h'
 endif
 exclude_headers += 'meson.build'
-header_install_dir = 'include/@0@'.format(meson.project_name())
+header_install_dir = 'include/@0@'.format('wlr')
 install_subdir('include/wlr', install_dir: header_install_dir, exclude_files: exclude_headers)