diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 5bf6a3ea69141afb605e60078f0c5c812b956c65..0be35672b12af4613fba327e3eeaa6d62ed5baf6 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 
 if WITH_WIRESHARK_DISSECTOR
 
-ws_plugindir = $(DESTDIR)$(plugindir)
+ws_plugindir = $(plugindir)
 ws_plugin_LTLIBRARIES = wireshark/src/libvirt.la
 wireshark_src_libvirt_la_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I wireshark/src $(WIRESHARK_DISSECTOR_CFLAGS)