diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 0274e88..8c620b9 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ desktop_file = configure_file(
 
 metainfo_file = configure_file(
   input: files('metainfo.xml.in'),
-  output: '@BASENAME@',
+  output: app_id + '.metainfo.xml',
   configuration: data_config,
   install: true,
   install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'metainfo',