diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index fa0fb113bb..c7e4245024 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ def build(bld):
             
     bld.install_files (bld.env['CONFDIR'], 'system_config')
 
-    bld.install_files (os.path.join (bld.env['DATADIR'], 'templates'), bld.path.ant_glob ('templates/**'))
+    bld.install_files (os.path.join (bld.env['DATADIR'], 'templates'), bld.path.ant_glob ('templates/**'), cwd=bld.path.find_dir ('templates'), relative_trick=True)
 
     if bld.env['RUN_TESTS']:
         bld.add_post_fun(test)