diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/meson.build b/src/lib/elementary/meson.build
index 69f48f3cda..0c4c324ea5 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/meson.build
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ elm_options = configuration_data()
 
 config_h.set_quoted('ELM_TOP_BUILD_DIR', meson.build_root())
 config_h.set_quoted('MODULES_PATH', join_paths(dir_lib, 'modules'))
-config_h.set_quoted('ELEMENTARY_BASE_DIR', '.data')
+config_h.set_quoted('ELEMENTARY_BASE_DIR', '.elementary')
 config_h.set_quoted('ICON_DIR', join_paths(dir_lib, 'icons'))
 
 elm_options.set('ELM_UNIX', '1')