diff --git a/kioslave/applications/CMakeLists.txt b/kioslave/applications/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kioslave/applications/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kioslave/applications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"kio5_applications\")
 
 add_library(kio_applications MODULE kio_applications.cpp)
+set_target_properties(kio_applications PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "applications")
 
 target_link_libraries(kio_applications KF5::KIOCore KF5::I18n Qt5::Network)
 
-install(TARGETS kio_applications  DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR} )
+install(TARGETS kio_applications  DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR}/kf5/kio)
 install( FILES  programs.protocol applications.protocol  DESTINATION  ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR} )
diff --git a/kioslave/applications/applications.protocol b/kioslave/applications/applications.protocol
--- a/kioslave/applications/applications.protocol
+++ b/kioslave/applications/applications.protocol
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Protocol]
-exec=kio_applications
+exec=kf5/kio/applications
 protocol=applications
 input=none
 output=filesystem
diff --git a/kioslave/applications/programs.protocol b/kioslave/applications/programs.protocol
--- a/kioslave/applications/programs.protocol
+++ b/kioslave/applications/programs.protocol
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Protocol]
-exec=kio_applications
+exec=kf5/kio/applications
 protocol=programs
 input=none
 output=filesystem