diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 78113d6..926596c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ vapi_dir = meson.current_source_dir() / 'vapi'

 data_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'))
 plugins_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir'), meson.project_name(), 'plugins')
+plugins_dir_for_build = join_paths('/run/current-system/sw/lib/', meson.project_name(), 'plugins')
 pkgdata_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), meson.project_name())
 pkglib_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir'), meson.project_name())

 conf = configuration_data()
 conf.set_quoted('DATADIR', data_dir)
 conf.set_quoted('PKGDATADIR', pkgdata_dir)
-conf.set_quoted('PLUGINDIR', plugins_dir)
+conf.set_quoted('PLUGINDIR', plugins_dir_for_build)
 conf.set_quoted('RESOURCEPATH', '/org/pantheon/desktop/gala')
 conf.set_quoted('VERSION', gala_version)
 conf.set_quoted('SCHEMA', 'org.pantheon.desktop.gala')