diff --git a/sys/v4l/Makefile.am b/sys/v4l/Makefile.am
index 7a96f3db93..50cd1e23b8 100644
--- a/sys/v4l/Makefile.am
+++ b/sys/v4l/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-plugindir = $(libdir)/gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
 
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstv4lelement.la libgstv4lsrc.la \
 	libgstv4lmjpegsrc.la libgstv4lmjpegsink.la