diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a56b3cc..b35cf1d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (KDE4_FOUND)
   include(MacroLibrary)
   macro_optional_add_subdirectory(doc)
 else()
-   set(DATA_INSTALL_DIR  "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/apps" CACHE PATH "The parent directory where applications can install their data")
+   set(DATA_INSTALL_DIR  "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/apps" CACHE PATH "The parent directory where applications can install their data")
    set(BIN_INSTALL_DIR   "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin"  CACHE PATH "The install dir for executables")
 endif()