diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 696bc349e..acc585abd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ install(FILES "${CARGO_OUT_DIR}/libdeltachat.${DYNAMIC_EXT}" DESTINATION "${CMAK
 install(FILES "${CARGO_OUT_DIR}/pkgconfig/deltachat.pc" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig")
 
 if(WITH_JSONRPC_BINDINGS)
-  set(JSONRPC_HPP "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deltachat-jsonrpc-bindings/deltachat-jsonrpc/qt")
+  set(JSONRPC_HPP "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deltachat-jsonrpc-bindings/qt/deltachat-jsonrpc")
   install(FILES "${JSONRPC_HPP}/generated/types.hpp" "${JSONRPC_HPP}/generated/client.hpp"
     DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/deltachat-jsonrpc/generated")
   install(FILES "${JSONRPC_HPP}/cffi_client.hpp"