diff --git a/build-aux/meson-install-info.sh b/build-aux/meson-install-info.sh
index 9efe63d8..6b0b599c 100644
--- a/build-aux/meson-install-info.sh
+++ b/build-aux/meson-install-info.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ infodir=$1
 infofile=$2
 
 # Meson post-install script to update info metadata
+
 # If DESTDIR is set, do _not_ install-info, since it's only a temporary
 # install
 if test -z "${DESTDIR}"; then
-    install-info --info-dir ${MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX}/${infodir} \
-		 ${MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX}/${infodir}/${infofile}
+    install-info --info-dir "${infodir}" "${infodir}/${infofile}"
+    gzip --force "${infodir}/${infofile}"
 fi
-
-gzip --force ${MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX}/${infodir}/${infofile}
diff --git a/guile/meson.build b/guile/meson.build
index 4a372efa..dd25dd58 100644
--- a/guile/meson.build
+++ b/guile/meson.build
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ if makeinfo.found()
                           '-o', join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), 'mu-guile.info'),
                           join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'mu-guile.texi'),
                           '-I', join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), '..')])
-
   if install_info.found()
-    meson.add_install_script(install_info_script, 'share/info', 'mu-guile.info')
+    infodir = join_paths(get_option('prefix') / get_option('infodir'))
+    meson.add_install_script(install_info_script, infodir, 'mu-guile.info')
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/mu4e/meson.build b/mu4e/meson.build
index 2878026d..fec99424 100644
--- a/mu4e/meson.build
+++ b/mu4e/meson.build
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ if makeinfo.found()
                           join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'mu4e.texi'),
                           '-I', join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), '..')])
   if install_info.found()
-    meson.add_install_script(install_info_script, 'share/info', 'mu4e.info')
+    infodir = join_paths(get_option('prefix') / get_option('infodir'))
+    meson.add_install_script(install_info_script, infodir, 'mu4e.info')
   endif
 endif