diff --git a/data/tests/meson.build b/data/tests/meson.build
index 8b38f10..250582c 100644
--- a/data/tests/meson.build
+++ b/data/tests/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ if get_option('installed_tests')
       'test.ccss',
       'test.sp',
     ],
-    install_dir: join_paths(libexecdir, 'installed-tests', 'colord')
+    install_dir: join_paths('@installed_tests_dir@', 'libexec', 'installed-tests', 'colord')
   )
 endif
diff --git a/lib/colord/cd-test-shared.c b/lib/colord/cd-test-shared.c
index c3b9d23..7577e13 100644
--- a/lib/colord/cd-test-shared.c
+++ b/lib/colord/cd-test-shared.c
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ cd_test_get_filename (const gchar *filename)
 
 	/* running in the installed system */
 	if (g_getenv ("INSTALLED_TESTS") != NULL) {
-		return g_build_filename (LIBEXECDIR,
+		return g_build_filename ("@installed_tests_dir@",
+					 "libexec",
 					 "installed-tests",
 					 PACKAGE_NAME,
 					 filename,
diff --git a/lib/colord/meson.build b/lib/colord/meson.build
index 61f0518..df71358 100644
--- a/lib/colord/meson.build
+++ b/lib/colord/meson.build
@@ -214,20 +214,20 @@ endif
 if get_option('installed_tests')
 con2 = configuration_data()
 con2.set('installedtestsdir',
-         join_paths(libexecdir, 'installed-tests', 'colord'))
+         join_paths('@installed_tests_dir@', 'libexec', 'installed-tests', 'colord'))
 configure_file(
   input : 'colord-daemon.test.in',
   output : 'colord-daemon.test',
   configuration : con2,
   install: true,
-  install_dir: join_paths('share', 'installed-tests', 'colord'),
+  install_dir: join_paths('@installed_tests_dir@', 'share', 'installed-tests', 'colord'),
 )
 configure_file(
   input : 'colord-private.test.in',
   output : 'colord-private.test',
   configuration : con2,
   install: true,
-  install_dir: join_paths('share', 'installed-tests', 'colord'),
+  install_dir: join_paths('@installed_tests_dir@', 'share', 'installed-tests', 'colord'),
 )
 endif
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ if get_option('tests')
       '-DTESTDATADIR="' + testdatadir + '"',
     ],
     install : get_option('installed_tests'),
-    install_dir : join_paths(libexecdir, 'installed-tests', 'colord'),
+    install_dir : join_paths('@installed_tests_dir@','libexec', 'installed-tests', 'colord'),
   )
   test('colord-test-private', e)
   e = executable(
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ if get_option('tests')
       '-DTESTDATADIR="' + testdatadir + '"',
     ],
     install : get_option('installed_tests'),
-    install_dir : join_paths(libexecdir, 'installed-tests', 'colord'),
+    install_dir : join_paths('@installed_tests_dir@', 'libexec', 'installed-tests', 'colord'),
   )
   test('colord-test-daemon', e)
 endif