diff --git a/src/frontends/gnome/configure.ac b/src/frontends/gnome/configure.ac
index 13c357911..1a7df205a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/gnome/configure.ac
+++ b/src/frontends/gnome/configure.ac
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(
 )
 nm_libexecdir=$($PKG_CONFIG --variable=libgnome_serverdir NetworkManager)
 AC_SUBST(nm_libexecdir)
+nm_plugindir=$($PKG_CONFIG --variable=plugindir NetworkManager)
+AC_SUBST(nm_plugindir)
 
 NM_COMPILER_WARNINGS
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/gnome/properties/Makefile.am b/src/frontends/gnome/properties/Makefile.am
index 1b7fbb9a1..66f2d5124 100644
--- a/src/frontends/gnome/properties/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/frontends/gnome/properties/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-plugindir = $(libdir)/NetworkManager
-plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libnm-strongswan-properties.la
+nm_plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libnm-strongswan-properties.la
 
 libnm_strongswan_properties_la_SOURCES = \
 	nm-strongswan.c \