diff --git a/backends/apt/wscript b/backends/apt/wscript
index fcce0cfaa..c218aca31 100644
--- a/backends/apt/wscript
+++ b/backends/apt/wscript
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ def build(bld):
 	obj.uselib = 'APT'
 	obj.uselib_local = 'libpackagekit'
 	obj.includes = '../../src ../../libpackagekit'
+        obj.install_var = 'LIBDIR'
+        obj.install_subdir = 'packagekit-backend'
+        
 
 	env = bld.env_of_name('default')
 	if env['APT_SEARCH_PLAIN']: