diff --git a/login-sessions/install-sessions.sh.cmake b/login-sessions/install-sessions.sh.cmake
index 20a0ab398..81e3d76fb 100755
--- a/login-sessions/install-sessions.sh.cmake
+++ b/login-sessions/install-sessions.sh.cmake
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 set -e
 
 # Make built-from-source sessions appear in login screen
-sudo install @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/plasmax11-dev.desktop /usr/share/xsessions/
-sudo install @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/plasmawayland-dev.desktop /usr/share/wayland-sessions/
+sudo install --mode=644 -D --target-directory=/usr/local/share/xsessions @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/plasmax11-dev.desktop
+sudo install --mode=644 -D --target-directory=/usr/local/share/wayland-sessions @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/plasmawayland-dev.desktop
 install @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/prefix.sh @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@/plasma-dev-prefix.sh
 install @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/startplasma-dev.sh @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@