diff --git a/src/src.qbs b/src/src.qbs
index 5301b6a4f5a..3680e8d0068 100644
--- a/src/src.qbs
+++ b/src/src.qbs
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ Project {
             ? ["@loader_path/" + FileInfo.relativePath(appInstallDir, libInstallDir)]
             : ["$ORIGIN/..", "$ORIGIN/../" + project.ide_library_path]
         property string resourcesInstallDir: project.ide_data_path + "/qbs"
-        property string pluginsInstallDir: project.libDirName + "/qtcreator"
+        property string pluginsInstallDir: qbs.targetOS.contains("windows")
+            ? project.libDirName + "/qtcreator"
+            : project.ide_library_path
         property string appInstallDir: project.ide_bin_path
         property string relativePluginsPath: FileInfo.relativePath(appInstallDir, pluginsInstallDir)
         property string relativeSearchPath: FileInfo.relativePath(appInstallDir,