--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 install( TARGETS tint2 DESTINATION bin )
 install( FILES tint2.svg DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps )
 install( FILES tint2.desktop DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/applications )
-install( FILES themes/tint2rc DESTINATION /etc/xdg/tint2 )
+install( FILES themes/tint2rc DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/xdg/tint2 )
 install( FILES default_icon.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/tint2 )
 install( FILES AUTHORS ChangeLog README.md doc/tint2.md DESTINATION ${docdir} )
 install( FILES doc/manual.html doc/readme.html DESTINATION ${htmldir} )