diff --git a/guile/meson.build b/guile/meson.build
index dd25dd58..86aaf6da 100644
--- a/guile/meson.build
+++ b/guile/meson.build
@@ -93,9 +93,12 @@ if makeinfo.found()
   endif
 endif
 
-guile_scm_dir=join_paths(datadir, 'guile', 'site', '3.0', 'mu')
-install_data(['mu.scm','mu/script.scm', 'mu/message.scm', 'mu/stats.scm', 'mu/plot.scm'],
-             install_dir: guile_scm_dir)
+guile_scm_root_dir=join_paths(datadir, 'guile', 'site', '3.0',)
+install_data(['mu.scm'], install_dir: guile_scm_root_dir)
+
+guile_scm_mu_dir=join_paths(datadir, 'guile', 'site', '3.0', 'mu')
+install_data(['mu/script.scm', 'mu/message.scm', 'mu/stats.scm', 'mu/plot.scm'],
+             install_dir: guile_scm_mu_dir)
 
 
 mu_guile_scripts=[