diff --git a/swaylock/meson.build b/swaylock/meson.build
index 3cde47a4..63f694b9 100644
--- a/swaylock/meson.build
+++ b/swaylock/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+sysconfdir = get_option('sysconfdir')
+
 executable(
 	'swaylock', [
 		'main.c',
@@ -21,3 +23,8 @@ executable(
 	link_with: [lib_sway_common, lib_sway_client],
 	install: true
 )
+
+install_data(
+	'pam/swaylock',
+	install_dir: sysconfdir + '/pam.d/'
+)