diff --git a/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk-greeter/template b/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk-greeter/template
index 574877b6369..66651a7af8a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk-greeter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk-greeter/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'lightdm-gtk-greeter'
 pkgname=lightdm-gtk-greeter
 version=1.8.5
-revision=4
+revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static --with-gtk2
  --enable-compile-warnings=no"
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ distfiles="${homepage}/${version%.*}/${version}/+download/${pkgname}-${version}.
 checksum=22386e787dc64ac372c63cf2cdce47bfa1c791d1cf8b5d3df68df24ecfbf7d68
 conflicts="lightdm-gtk3-greeter>=0"
 patch_args="-Np1"
+
+post_patch() {
+	vsed -i -e 's/DATADIRNAME=lib/DATADIRNAME=share/' configure
+}