diff --git a/include/mariadb_version.h.in b/include/mariadb_version.h.in
index a82dbb7..e9005fa 100644
--- a/include/mariadb_version.h.in
+++ b/include/mariadb_version.h.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #define MARIADB_PACKAGE_VERSION_ID @MARIADB_PACKAGE_VERSION_ID@
 #define MARIADB_SYSTEM_TYPE "@CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME@"
 #define MARIADB_MACHINE_TYPE "@CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR@"
-#define MARIADB_PLUGINDIR "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@INSTALL_PLUGINDIR@"
+#define MARIADB_PLUGINDIR "../@INSTALL_PLUGINDIR@"
 
 /* mysqld compile time options */
 #ifndef MYSQL_CHARSET