diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index c385a92..59c8714 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ chatty_sources = [
 
 libphonenumber_dep = cc.find_library('phonenumber', required: true)
 purple = dependency('purple')
-purple_plugdir = purple.get_pkgconfig_variable('plugindir')
+purple_plugdir = '/tmp'
 jabber = meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('jabber', dirs: purple_plugdir)
 jabber_incdir = include_directories('xeps/prpl/jabber')
 
@@ -130,5 +130,4 @@ executable('chatty', chatty_sources, resources,
   dependencies: chatty_deps,
   link_with: libchatty.get_static_lib(),
   install: true,
-  install_rpath: purple_plugdir,
 )