diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/meson.build b/libfwupdplugin/meson.build
index d6a2ed68..12c82a95 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/meson.build
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/meson.build
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ fwupdplugin = library(
   ],
   link_args : vflag,
   link_depends : fwupdplugin_mapfile,
-  install : true
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : bindir / '..' / 'lib',
 )
 
 fwupdplugin_pkgg = import('pkgconfig')
@@ -276,7 +277,8 @@ if get_option('introspection')
       girtargets,
       fwupd_gir[0],
     ],
-    install : true
+    install : true,
+    install_dir_typelib : bindir / '..' / 'lib' / 'girepository-1.0',
   )
 
   # Verify the map file is correct -- note we can't actually use the generated
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 38aa36b0..3fb7e579 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ if build_standalone
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   plugin_dir = 'fwupd-plugins-@0@'.format(libfwupdplugin_lt_current)
 else
-  plugin_dir = join_paths(libdir, 'fwupd-plugins-@0@'.format(libfwupdplugin_lt_current))
+  plugin_dir = join_paths(bindir, '..', 'lib', 'fwupd-plugins-@0@'.format(libfwupdplugin_lt_current))
 endif
 conf.set_quoted('FWUPD_PLUGINDIR', plugin_dir)
 endif