diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6b20a60..205699b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', gala_version)
 conf.set_quoted('DATADIR', data_dir)
 conf.set_quoted('PKGDATADIR', pkgdata_dir)
 conf.set_quoted('PKGLIBDIR', pkglib_dir)
-conf.set_quoted('PLUGINSDIR', plugins_dir)
+conf.set_quoted('PLUGINSDIR',  '/run/current-system/sw/lib/gala/plugins')
 conf.set_quoted('RELEASE_NAME', 'Window Manager.')
 conf.set_quoted('VERSION', gala_version)
 conf.set_quoted('VERSION_INFO', (is_release ? 'Release' : 'Development'))
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ add_project_arguments([
 		'-DDATADIR="@0@"'.format(data_dir),
 		'-DPKGDATADIR="@0@"'.format(pkgdata_dir),
 		'-DPKGLIBDIR="@0@"'.format(pkglib_dir),
-		'-DPLUGINDIR="@0@"'.format(plugins_dir),
+		'-DPLUGINDIR="@0@"'.format('/run/current-system/sw/lib/gala/plugins'),
 		'-DSCHEMA="org.pantheon.desktop.gala"',
 		'-DRESOURCEPATH="/org/pantheon/desktop/gala"',