diff --git a/SU2_PY/pySU2/install.sh b/SU2_PY/pySU2/install.sh
index 67e684487f8..5da0e3c6db7 100644
--- a/SU2_PY/pySU2/install.sh
+++ b/SU2_PY/pySU2/install.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-cp "$1/$2" "${MESON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/$2"
+cp "$1/$2" "${MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX}/bin/$2"