diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 9a8265a2..ba9b436a 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -316,11 +316,10 @@ echo "source ~/.bash_completion/alacritty" >> ~/.bashrc
 To install the completions for fish, run
 
 ```
-sudo cp extra/completions/alacritty.fish $__fish_data_dir/vendor_completions.d/alacritty.fish
+mkdir -p $fish_complete_path[1]
+cp extra/completions/alacritty.fish $fish_complete_path[1]/alacritty.fish
 ```
 
-**Note:** For fish versions below 3.0 `$__fish_datadir` must be used instead.
-
 ## Terminfo
 
 The terminfo database contains entries describing the terminal