diff --git a/linux/meson.build b/linux/meson.build
index 148fb723..ecf29b78 100644
--- a/linux/meson.build
+++ b/linux/meson.build
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ if get_option('appimage') == true
   install_data('mkxp-z.png')
   install_data('mkxp-z.desktop')
 
-  meson.add_install_script('make_appimg.sh', meson.project_name(), get_option('appimagekit_path'), swarg)
+  meson.add_install_script('make_appimg.sh', meson.project_name() + '.' + host_machine.cpu(), get_option('appimagekit_path'), swarg)
 else
   if sizeof['long'] == 8
     archarg = '64'
   else
     archarg = '32'
   endif
-  meson.add_install_script('install.sh', meson.project_name(), archarg, swarg)
+  meson.add_install_script('install.sh', meson.project_name() + '.' + host_machine.cpu(), archarg, swarg)
 endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 388caad7..c59297fc 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ if steamworks == true
 endif
 
 if host_system == 'linux'
-    exe_name += '_' + host_machine.cpu_family()
+    exe_name += '.' + host_machine.cpu()
 endif
 
 executable(exe_name,