diff --git a/src/compositor/plugins/Makefile.am b/src/compositor/plugins/Makefile.am
index 5702a5fc1..ad7777de7 100644
--- a/src/compositor/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/compositor/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pkgdatadir = $(datadir)/mutter-$(LIBMUTTER_API_VERSION)
-pkglibdir = $(libdir)/mutter-$(LIBMUTTER_API_VERSION)
+pkglibdir = $(MUTTER_PLUGIN_DIR)
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(MUTTER_CFLAGS)						\