--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ if get_option('libsystemd')
   sysusersdir = systemd.get_variable(pkgconfig : 'sysusersdir')
 else
   systemdsystemunitdir = get_option('prefix') / 'lib' / 'systemd' / systemdunit
-  sysusersdir = get_option('prefix') / 'sysusers.d'
+  sysusersdir = get_option('prefix') / 'lib' / 'sysusers.d'
 endif
 
 # architecture