diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9a83d91..defa566 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ AC_SUBST(DEBUG_CFLAGS)
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(pidginpath, pidgin)
 
+PURPLE_PLUGIN_DIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=plugindir purple`
+AC_SUBST(PURPLE_PLUGIN_DIR)
+
+
 AC_OUTPUT([Makefile
 		src/Makefile
 		pixmaps/Makefile
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 2d450bb..2e3916c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 		Makefile.mingw
 
-pkgdir = $(libdir)/purple-$(PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION)
+pkgdir = $(PURPLE_PLUGIN_DIR)
 
 NATEONSOURCES = \
 	internal.h \