diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5a0228ee..ec13d93a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ pkgconfig.generate(
 # Restore the SELinux context for the libinput.so.a.b.c on install
 # meson bug https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/1967
 meson.add_install_script('src/libinput-restore-selinux-context.sh',
-			 get_option('libdir'),
+			 join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir')),
 			 lib_libinput.full_path())
 
 ############ documentation ############
diff --git a/src/libinput-restore-selinux-context.sh b/src/libinput-restore-selinux-context.sh
index 3b1c555b..606b5b08 100644
--- a/src/libinput-restore-selinux-context.sh
+++ b/src/libinput-restore-selinux-context.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ libdir="$1"
 sofile=$(basename "$2")
 
 if command -v restorecon >/dev/null; then
-	echo "Restoring SELinux context on $MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX/$libdir/$sofile"
-	restorecon "$MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX/$libdir/$sofile"
+	echo "Restoring SELinux context on ${DESTDIR}${libdir}/${sofile}"
+	restorecon "${DESTDIR}${libdir}/${sofile}"
 fi