diff --git a/data/icons/meson.build b/data/icons/meson.build
index a0e51c5..9aa6dc9 100644
--- a/data/icons/meson.build
+++ b/data/icons/meson.build
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 install_data(
 	'de.wolfvollprecht.UberWriter.svg',
-	install_dir: datadir / 'icons' / 'hicolor' / 'scalable',
+	install_dir: datadir / 'icons' / 'hicolor' / 'scalable' / 'apps',
 	rename: '@0@.svg'.format(application_id)
 )
 
 install_data(
 	'de.wolfvollprecht.UberWriter-symbolic.svg',
-	install_dir: datadir / 'icons' / 'hicolor' / 'symbolic',
+	install_dir: datadir / 'icons' / 'hicolor' / 'symbolic' / 'apps',
 	rename: '@0@-symbolic.svg'.format(application_id)
 )