diff --git a/src/libxl/meson.build b/src/libxl/meson.build
index 8347a3c966..91696d3490 100644
--- a/src/libxl/meson.build
+++ b/src/libxl/meson.build
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBXL')
 
   virt_install_dirs += [
     localstatedir / 'lib' / 'libvirt' / 'libxl',
-    runstatedir / 'libvirt' / 'libxl',
     localstatedir / 'log' / 'libvirt' / 'libxl',
+    runstatedir / 'libvirt' / 'libxl',
   ]
 endif
diff --git a/src/lxc/meson.build b/src/lxc/meson.build
index c1f71b43e1..d399556abd 100644
--- a/src/lxc/meson.build
+++ b/src/lxc/meson.build
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LXC')
 
   virt_install_dirs += [
     localstatedir / 'lib' / 'libvirt' / 'lxc',
-    runstatedir / 'libvirt' / 'lxc',
     localstatedir / 'log' / 'libvirt' / 'lxc',
+    runstatedir / 'libvirt' / 'lxc',
   ]
 endif
diff --git a/src/qemu/meson.build b/src/qemu/meson.build
index 5f82f687c1..b23c96353f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/meson.build
+++ b/src/qemu/meson.build
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ if conf.has('WITH_QEMU')
   endif
 
   virt_install_dirs += [
-    localstatedir / 'lib' / 'libvirt' / 'qemu',
-    runstatedir / 'libvirt' / 'qemu',
     localstatedir / 'cache' / 'libvirt' / 'qemu',
-    localstatedir / 'log' / 'libvirt' / 'qemu',
+    localstatedir / 'lib' / 'libvirt' / 'qemu',
     localstatedir / 'lib' / 'libvirt' / 'swtpm',
-    runstatedir / 'libvirt' / 'qemu' / 'swtpm',
+    localstatedir / 'log' / 'libvirt' / 'qemu',
     localstatedir / 'log' / 'swtpm' / 'libvirt' / 'qemu',
+    runstatedir / 'libvirt' / 'qemu',
+    runstatedir / 'libvirt' / 'qemu' / 'swtpm',
   ]
 endif