diff --git a/bin/meson.build b/bin/meson.build
index 9af8b3dec5..fa4fab3bef 100644
--- a/bin/meson.build
+++ b/bin/meson.build
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ if build_vlc and (host_system != 'darwin' or have_osx) and not have_win_store an
         ['cachegen.c'],
         link_with: [vlc_libcompat, libvlc],
         include_directories: [vlc_include_dirs],
+        install: true,
+        install_dir: pkglibexecdir_path,
     )
 
     plugins_dat  = custom_target('plugins.dat',
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ if build_vlc and (host_system != 'darwin' or have_osx) and not have_win_store an
         include_directories: [vlc_include_dirs],
         dependencies: vlc_deps,
         install: true,
-        install_dir: get_option('libexecdir'),
+        install_dir: pkglibexecdir_path,
         win_subsystem: 'windows'
     )
 
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ if build_vlc and (host_system != 'darwin' or have_osx) and not have_win_store an
         dependencies: vlc_deps,
         c_args: [vlc_top_builddir_def, vlc_top_srcdir_def],
         objc_args: [vlc_top_builddir_def, vlc_top_srcdir_def],
-        install_dir: get_option('libexecdir'),
+        install_dir: pkglibexecdir_path,
         win_subsystem: 'windows'
     )
 
diff --git a/modules/meson.build b/modules/meson.build
index de51a7ab0f..1fd75e3c05 100644
--- a/modules/meson.build
+++ b/modules/meson.build
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ if qt6_dep.found()
         include_directories: [vlc_include_dirs],
         build_by_default: true,
         install: true,
-        install_dir: get_option('libexecdir'),
+        install_dir: pkglibexecdir_path,
         c_args : qt_extra_flags,
         cpp_args : qt_extra_flags,
         link_args : qt_link_args,