diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
index 56d52a3..005c9cc 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(set_plugin_dir),1)
-PLUGIN_DIR = -DPLUGIN_DIR="$(DESTDIR)/$(plugin_dir)"
+PLUGIN_DIR = -DPLUGIN_DIR="$(plugin_dir)"
 PLUGIN_DIR_SQ = '$(subst ','\'',$(PLUGIN_DIR))'
 endif
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index d604e50..c48d449 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -600,5 +600,5 @@ perfexec_instdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(perfexec_instdir))
 # Otherwise we install plugins into the global $(libdir).
 ifdef DESTDIR
 plugindir=$(libdir)/traceevent/plugins
-plugindir_SQ= $(subst ','\'',$(prefix)/$(plugindir))
+plugindir_SQ= $(subst ','\'',$(plugindir))
 endif