diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index 9d43afdd08801410aac7339424a99248b1f7d888..9b6abc349cf9c9517f89c773864fbf1b8f63b874 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
 desktop_in_files = gajim.desktop.in.in 
 desktop_DATA = $(desktop_in_files:.desktop.in.in=.desktop)
 
-installdefsdir = $(pkgdatadir)/src
+installdefsdir = $(pkgdatadir)/src/common
 installdefs_DATA = defs.py
 
 soundsdir = $(pkgdatadir)/data/sounds