--- a/uwsgiconfig.py
+++ b/uwsgiconfig.py
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ def build_plugin(path, uc, cflags, ldfla
     except:
         pass
 
-    plugin_dest = uc.get('plugin_dir') + '/' + name + '_plugin'
+    plugin_dest = name + '_plugin'
 
     shared_flag = '-shared'