diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 50154569b..594fdd0bb 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ if build_standalone
   install_data(['daemon.conf'],
     install_dir : join_paths(sysconfdir, 'fwupd')
   )
+  install_data(['power.quirk'],
+    install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'fwupd', 'quirks.d'))
 endif
 
 install_data(['org.freedesktop.fwupd.metainfo.xml'],
diff --git a/plugins/upower/upower.quirk b/data/power.quirk
similarity index 56%
rename from plugins/upower/upower.quirk
rename to data/power.quirk
index 0ffa54725..bfddd35e6 100644
--- a/plugins/upower/upower.quirk
+++ b/data/power.quirk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#This file provides manufacturer specified minimum battery thresholds
+
 [LENOVO]
 BatteryThreshold = 25
 
diff --git a/plugins/upower/meson.build b/plugins/upower/meson.build
index 55e714e15..a478e70cd 100644
--- a/plugins/upower/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/upower/meson.build
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
 cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="FuPluginUpower"']
 
-install_data(['upower.quirk'],
-  install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'fwupd', 'quirks.d'))
-
 shared_module('fu_plugin_upower',
   fu_hash,
   sources : [