--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       join_paths(get_option('prefix'), terminfo_install_location))],
     language: 'c')
 else
-  terminfo_install_location = join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'terminfo')
+  terminfo_install_location = get_option('datadir')
 endif

 # Compute the relative path used by compiler invocations.
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@
   )
   custom_target(
     'terminfo',
-    output: get_option('default-terminfo')[0],
+    output: 'terminfo.cdb',
     input: preprocessed,
-    command: [tic, '-x', '-o', '@OUTDIR@', '-e', '@0@,@0@-direct'.format(get_option('default-terminfo')), '@INPUT@'],
+    command: [tic, '-x', '-o', '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@'],
     install: true,
     install_dir: terminfo_install_location
   )