diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 465c98d..fcfb3eb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -649,8 +649,7 @@ You can disable the Wayland xkbcli programs with -Denable-wayland=false.''')
     config_scaffold.set('DEFAULT_XKB_RULES', get_option('default-rules'))
     configure_file(input: 'tools/xkbcli-scaffold-new-layout.py',
                    output: 'xkbcli-scaffold-new-layout',
-                   configuration: config_scaffold,
-                   install: false)
+                   configuration: config_scaffold)
 
     test('tool-option-parsing',
          find_program('test/tool-option-parsing.py'),