diff --git a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.d/20-upmix.conf.in b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.avail/20-upmix.conf.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/daemon/client-rt.conf.d/20-upmix.conf.in
rename to src/daemon/client-rt.conf.avail/20-upmix.conf.in
diff --git a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.d/meson.build b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.avail/meson.build
similarity index 94%
rename from src/daemon/client-rt.conf.d/meson.build
rename to src/daemon/client-rt.conf.avail/meson.build
index ac0dc3066..4b3edfdad 100644
--- a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.d/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.avail/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ foreach c : conf_files
   configure_file(input : '@0@.in'.format(c),
                  output : c,
                  configuration : conf_config,
-                 install_dir : pipewire_confdatadir / 'client-rt.conf.d')
+                 install_dir : pipewire_confdatadir / 'client-rt.conf.avail')
 endforeach
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/client.conf.d/20-upmix.conf.in b/src/daemon/client.conf.avail/20-upmix.conf.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/daemon/client.conf.d/20-upmix.conf.in
rename to src/daemon/client.conf.avail/20-upmix.conf.in
diff --git a/src/daemon/client.conf.d/meson.build b/src/daemon/client.conf.avail/meson.build
similarity index 95%
rename from src/daemon/client.conf.d/meson.build
rename to src/daemon/client.conf.avail/meson.build
index ad2340455..0bdd9420a 100644
--- a/src/daemon/client.conf.d/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/client.conf.avail/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ foreach c : conf_files
   configure_file(input : '@0@.in'.format(c),
                  output : c,
                  configuration : conf_config,
-                 install_dir : pipewire_confdatadir / 'client.conf.d')
+                 install_dir : pipewire_confdatadir / 'client.conf.avail')
 endforeach
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/meson.build b/src/daemon/meson.build
index d2b213115..0610d7323 100644
--- a/src/daemon/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/meson.build
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ configure_file(input : 'pipewire.conf.in',
                output : 'pipewire-uninstalled.conf',
                configuration : conf_config_uninstalled)
 
-conf_d_files = [
-  'pipewire.conf.d',
-  'client.conf.d',
-  'client-rt.conf.d',
-  'pipewire-pulse.conf.d',
+conf_avail_folders = [
+  'pipewire.conf.avail',
+  'client.conf.avail',
+  'client-rt.conf.avail',
+  'pipewire-pulse.conf.avail',
 ]
 
-foreach c : conf_d_files
+foreach c : conf_avail_folders
   subdir(c)
 endforeach
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.d/20-upmix.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.avail/20-upmix.conf.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.d/20-upmix.conf.in
rename to src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.avail/20-upmix.conf.in
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.d/meson.build b/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.avail/meson.build
similarity index 93%
rename from src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.d/meson.build
rename to src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.avail/meson.build
index 647409dbd..11536350d 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.d/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.avail/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ foreach c : conf_files
   configure_file(input : '@0@.in'.format(c),
                  output : c,
                  configuration : conf_config,
-                 install_dir : pipewire_confdatadir / 'pipewire-pulse.conf.d')
+                 install_dir : pipewire_confdatadir / 'pipewire-pulse.conf.avail')
 endforeach
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.d/10-rates.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.avail/10-rates.conf.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/daemon/pipewire.conf.d/10-rates.conf.in
rename to src/daemon/pipewire.conf.avail/10-rates.conf.in
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.d/20-upmix.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.avail/20-upmix.conf.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/daemon/pipewire.conf.d/20-upmix.conf.in
rename to src/daemon/pipewire.conf.avail/20-upmix.conf.in
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.d/meson.build b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.avail/meson.build
similarity index 95%
rename from src/daemon/pipewire.conf.d/meson.build
rename to src/daemon/pipewire.conf.avail/meson.build
index d939190df..8650314ce 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.d/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.avail/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ foreach c : conf_files
   configure_file(input : '@0@.in'.format(c),
                  output : c,
                  configuration : conf_config,
-                 install_dir : pipewire_confdatadir / 'pipewire.conf.d')
+                 install_dir : pipewire_confdatadir / 'pipewire.conf.avail')
 endforeach