diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 09c2c53..ff6e518 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ install: dwl
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1
 	cp -f dwl.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1
 	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/dwl.1
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/wayland-sessions
-	cp -f dwl.desktop $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/wayland-sessions/dwl.desktop
-	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/wayland-sessions/dwl.desktop
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/wayland-sessions
+	cp -f dwl.desktop $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/wayland-sessions/dwl.desktop
+	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/wayland-sessions/dwl.desktop
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/dwl $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/dwl.1 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/wayland-sessions/dwl.desktop
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/dwl $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/dwl.1 $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/wayland-sessions/dwl.desktop
 
 .SUFFIXES: .c .o
 .c.o:
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index f50156f..4bc9b9d 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG = pkg-config
 # paths
 PREFIX = /usr/local
 MANDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/man
+DATADIR = $(PREFIX)/share
 
 XWAYLAND =
 XLIBS =