diff --git a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_base_common b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_base_common
index 393b646f5..dd689285e 100644
--- a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_base_common
+++ b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_base_common
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ build ()
     ### adding needed files from running system
     add_symlink "/etc/mtab" "/proc/self/mounts"
     map add_full_dir "/etc/profile.d" "/usr/share/terminfo"
-    add_symlink /usr/share/terminfo ../lib/terminfo
+    add_symlink /usr/lib/terminfo ../share/terminfo
 
     systemfiles="bash.bash_logout crypttab fstab host.conf hosts inputrc mke2fs.conf \
                  nscd.conf nsswitch.conf protocols request-key.conf securetty \