diff --git a/src/core/api/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/api/CMakeLists.txt
index dbe881ecf..9ba6ceffe 100644
--- a/src/core/api/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/api/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ if(QT_FEATURE_framework)
     )
 
 else()
-    set(locale_install_path "${INSTALL_TRANSLATIONSDIR}/qtwebengine_locales")
+    set(locale_install_path "${INSTALL_DATADIR}/qtwebengine_locales")
     install(FILES ${localeFiles}
         DESTINATION ${locale_install_path}
         CONFIGURATIONS ${config}
diff --git a/src/core/web_engine_library_info.cpp b/src/core/web_engine_library_info.cpp
index ef88a59b8..d63de34c8 100644
--- a/src/core/web_engine_library_info.cpp
+++ b/src/core/web_engine_library_info.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ QString localesPath()
             candidatePaths << getResourcesPath(frameworkBundle()) % QDir::separator()
                             % "qtwebengine_locales"_L1;
 #endif
-            candidatePaths << QLibraryInfo::path(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath) % QDir::separator()
+            // Nixpkgs: match the changes made in CMakeLists.txt
+            candidatePaths << QLibraryInfo::path(QLibraryInfo::DataPath) % QDir::separator()
                             % "qtwebengine_locales"_L1;
             candidatePaths << fallbackDir();
         } else {