diff --git a/backgrounds/meson.build b/backgrounds/meson.build
index 2175a16..cf521df 100644
--- a/backgrounds/meson.build
+++ b/backgrounds/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dataconf = configuration_data()
-dataconf.set('BACKGROUNDDIR', backgrounddir)
+dataconf.set('BACKGROUNDDIR', '/run/current-system/sw/share/backgrounds/gnome')
 dataconf.set('datadir', datadir)