diff --git a/src/libsysprof/preload/meson.build b/src/libsysprof/preload/meson.build
index 6906ec7e..a1a6e603 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof/preload/meson.build
+++ b/src/libsysprof/preload/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ libsysprof_memory_preload = shared_library('sysprof-memory-@0@'.format(libsyspro
   ['sysprof-memory-collector.c'],
   dependencies: preload_deps,
        install: true,
-   install_dir: get_option('libexecdir'),
+   install_dir: get_option('libdir'),
 )
 
 libsysprof_speedtrack_preload = shared_library('sysprof-speedtrack-@0@'.format(libsysprof_api_version),