diff --git a/scripts/mysql_config.sh b/scripts/mysql_config.sh
index d2699726a25..593d19fb91c 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysql_config.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ pkglibdir_rel=`echo $pkglibdir | sed -e "s;^$basedir/;;"`
 fix_path pkglibdir $pkglibdir_rel lib/mysql lib
 
 plugindir='@pkgplugindir@'
+plugindir_rel=`echo $plugindir | sed -e "s;^$basedir/;;"`
+fix_path plugindir $plugindir_rel lib/mysql/plugin lib/plugin
 
 pkgincludedir='@pkgincludedir@'
 fix_path pkgincludedir include/mysql include
diff --git a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
index 562732e7387..d96091b685a 100644
--- a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ fi
 
 cmd="`mysqld_ld_preload_text`$NOHUP_NICENESS"
 
-plugin_dir="${PLUGIN_DIR:-$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/lib/mysql/plugin}${PLUGIN_VARIANT}"
+plugin_dir="${PLUGIN_DIR:-`get_mysql_config --variable=plugindir`}${PLUGIN_VARIANT}"
 
 for i in  "$ledir/$MYSQLD" "$defaults" "--basedir=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION" \
   "--datadir=$DATADIR" "--plugin-dir=$plugin_dir" "$USER_OPTION"