diff --git a/libbeat/dashboards/importer.go b/libbeat/dashboards/importer.go
index 9618f0ba9d0..e56556bb12e 100644
--- a/libbeat/dashboards/importer.go
+++ b/libbeat/dashboards/importer.go
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func (imp Importer) ImportKibanaDir(dir string) error {
 
 	versionPath := "default"
 	if imp.version.Major == 5 {
-		versionPath = "5x"
+		versionPath = "5.x"
 	}
 
 	dir = path.Join(dir, versionPath)