diff --git a/swaylock/meson.build b/swaylock/meson.build
index f3321a78c..2cac23c85 100644
--- a/swaylock/meson.build
+++ b/swaylock/meson.build
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ executable('swaylock',
 if is_freebsd
 	install_data(
 		'pam/swaylock.freebsd',
-		install_dir: sysconfdir + '/pam.d/',
+		install_dir: '/etc/pam.d/',
 		rename: 'swaylock'
 	)
 else
 	install_data(
 		'pam/swaylock.linux',
-		install_dir: sysconfdir + '/pam.d/',
+		install_dir: '/etc/pam.d/',
 		rename: 'swaylock'
 	)
 endif