diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index dad9114..4fb34b8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -79,12 +79,11 @@ address_sanitizer = get_option('b_sanitize') == 'address' or \
   get_option('b_sanitize') == 'leak'
 
 bashcomp = dependency('bash-completion', required: get_option('bashcomp'))
-zshcomp = get_option('zshcomp') != ''
 
 python = import('python')
 python3 = python.find_installation('python3')
 
-if bashcomp.found() or zshcomp
+if bashcomp.found() or get_option('zshcomp')
   python3_required_modules += 'shtab'
   gi_required_modules += powerprofilesctl_required_gi_modules
 endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 37c21b4..a4bd1b5 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ option('bashcomp',
        type: 'feature',
        value: 'auto')
 option('zshcomp',
-       description: 'path for zsh completion file',
-       type: 'string',
-       value: '')
+       description: 'generate zsh completion file',
+       type: 'feature',
+       value: 'auto')
diff --git a/src/completions/meson.build b/src/completions/meson.build
index 10001f1..6c5dc8c 100644
--- a/src/completions/meson.build
+++ b/src/completions/meson.build
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ if bashcomp.found()
   )
 endif
 
-if zshcomp
+if get_option('zshcomp')
   custom_target('zsh-completion',
     output: '_powerprofilesctl',
     command: [
       generate_completion,
       'zsh',
     ],
-    install_dir: get_option('zshcomp'),
+    install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'zsh' / 'site-functions',
     kwargs: completions_common,
   )
 endif