--- a/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ QString PluginManager::getBaseDirPath()
 
 QString PluginManager::getDefaultPluginDirPath()
 {
-	QDir pluginsDir(getBaseDirPath());
+	QDir pluginsDir(PLUGIN_DIR);
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 	QString d = pluginsDir.dirName();
 	QString dLower = d.toLower();