1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/AppDirs.vala b/src/AppDirs.vala
index 0c69270..ffea859 100644
--- a/src/AppDirs.vala
+++ b/src/AppDirs.vala
@@ -260,9 +260,18 @@ class AppDirs {
     
     public static File get_lib_dir() {
         File? install_dir = get_install_dir();
+
+        // Running from source tree
+        if (install_dir == null) {
+            // Meson build
+            if (get_exec_dir().get_path().has_suffix("src")) {
+                return get_exec_dir().get_parent();
+            }
+
+            return get_exec_dir();
+        }
         
-        return (install_dir != null) ? install_dir.get_child(Resources.LIB).get_child("shotwell")
-            : get_exec_dir();
+        return install_dir.get_child(Resources.LIB).get_child("shotwell");
     }
     
     public static File get_system_plugins_dir() {