diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0bda208f9c..25e5388e7e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ sphinx_build = find_program('sphinx-build', required: doc_opt)
 prefix = get_option('prefix')
 
 bindir = prefix / get_option('bindir')
-datadir = prefix / get_option('datadir')
 libdir = prefix / get_option('libdir')
 localstatedir = prefix / get_option('localstatedir')
 mandir = prefix / get_option('mandir')