diff --git a/data/items/Makefile.am b/data/items/Makefile.am
index be36b5033..8250eafe6 100644
--- a/data/items/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/items/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # data/herrings/
 
-pkgdatadir = $(datadir)/games/@PACKAGE@/data/herrings
+pkgdatadir = $(datadir)/games/@PACKAGE@/data/items
 
 pkgdata_DATA =  $(shell find $(srcdir) -name "*.ac")