diff --git a/recipes/el_gato/meta.yaml b/recipes/el_gato/meta.yaml
index f9a17289ff46d..2fe48fb4674c8 100644
--- a/recipes/el_gato/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/el_gato/meta.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ build:
   number: 0
   noarch: python
   script:
-    - mkdir -p $PREFIX/bin/
-    - cp -rf el_gato/db/* $PREFIX/bin/
+    - mkdir -p $PREFIX/bin/db
+    - cp -rf el_gato/db/* $PREFIX/bin/db/
     - {{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vvv --no-deps --no-build-isolation --no-cache-dir
   run_exports:
     - {{ pin_subpackage(name, max_pin='x') }}