diff --git a/packaging/rpm-oel/mysql.spec.in b/packaging/rpm-oel/mysql.spec.in
index 7aa8cdb5640..755f922026e 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm-oel/mysql.spec.in
+++ b/packaging/rpm-oel/mysql.spec.in
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ mkdir debug
            -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$optflags" \
            -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$optflags" \
            -DINSTALL_LIBDIR="%{_lib}/mysql" \
-           -DINSTALL_PLUGINDIR="%{_lib}/mysql/plugin" \
+           -DINSTALL_PLUGINDIR="%{_lib}/mysql/plugin/debug" \
            -DINSTALL_SQLBENCHDIR=share \
            -DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR="%{mysqldatadir}/mysql.sock" \
            -DFEATURE_SET="%{feature_set}" \
diff --git a/packaging/rpm-sles/mysql.spec.in b/packaging/rpm-sles/mysql.spec.in
index 5d0d1a55214..d5a3ba8deff 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm-sles/mysql.spec.in
+++ b/packaging/rpm-sles/mysql.spec.in
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ mkdir debug
            -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$optflags" \
            -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$optflags" \
            -DINSTALL_LIBDIR="%{_lib}/mysql" \
-           -DINSTALL_PLUGINDIR="%{_lib}/mysql/plugin" \
+           -DINSTALL_PLUGINDIR="%{_lib}/mysql/plugin/debug" \
            -DINSTALL_SQLBENCHDIR=share \
            -DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR="%{mysqldatadir}/mysql.sock" \
            -DFEATURE_SET="%{feature_set}" \