diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 33c3f5f7..4bcd5729 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -64,10 +64,19 @@ libudev = dependency('libudev', required: get_option('libudev'))
 libmpdclient = dependency('libmpdclient', required: get_option('mpd'))
 systemd = dependency('systemd', required: get_option('systemd'))
 
+prefix = get_option('prefix')
+conf_data = configuration_data()
+conf_data.set('prefix', prefix)
+
 if systemd.found()
   user_units_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemduserunitdir')
-  install_data('./resources/waybar.service',
-    install_dir: user_units_dir)
+
+  configure_file(
+    configuration: conf_data,
+    input: './resources/waybar.service.in',
+    output: '@BASENAME@',
+    install_dir: user_units_dir
+  )
 endif
 
 src_files = files(
diff --git a/resources/waybar.service b/resources/waybar.service.in
similarity index 89%
rename from resources/waybar.service
rename to resources/waybar.service.in
index 5eee4aaf..1c086bfa 100644
--- a/resources/waybar.service
+++ b/resources/waybar.service.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PartOf=wayland-session.target
 [Service]
 Type=dbus
 BusName=fr.arouillard.waybar
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/waybar
+ExecStart=@prefix@/bin/waybar
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=wayland-session.target