--- meson.build.orig	Mon Sep 21 12:55:08 2026
+++ meson.build	Mon Sep 21 12:56:07 2026
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     RUNSTATEDIR = RUNSTATEDIR / 'kea'
 endif
 RUNSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = PREFIX / RUNSTATEDIR
-SHAREDSTATEDIR = LOCALSTATEDIR / 'lib/kea'
+SHAREDSTATEDIR = LOCALSTATEDIR / 'db/kea'
 SHAREDSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = PREFIX / SHAREDSTATEDIR
 SYSCONFDIR_INSTALLED = PREFIX / SYSCONFDIR
 TEST_CA_DIR = TOP_SOURCE_DIR / 'src/lib/asiolink/testutils/ca'
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     SYSCONFDIR_INSTALLED = '/usr/local/etc'
     LOGDIR_INSTALLED = '/usr/local/var/log/kea'
     RUNSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = '/usr/local/var/run/kea'
-    SHAREDSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = '/usr/local/var/lib/kea'
+    SHAREDSTATEDIR_INSTALLED = '/usr/local/var/db/kea'
 endif
 
 #### Build Options
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@
 # In case prefix is default, install to hardcoded path.
 if PREFIX == '/usr/local'
     install_emptydir('/usr/local/lib/kea', install_mode: 'rwxr-x---')
-    install_emptydir('/usr/local/var/lib/kea', install_mode: 'rwxr-x---')
+    install_emptydir('/usr/local/var/db/kea', install_mode: 'rwxr-x---')
     install_emptydir('/usr/local/var/log/kea', install_mode: 'rwxr-x---')
     install_emptydir('/usr/local/var/run/kea', install_mode: 'rwxr-x---')
 endif
