diff --git a/rebar.config.erl b/rebar.config.erl
index b5223013c..c6c9e3409 100644
--- a/rebar.config.erl
+++ b/rebar.config.erl
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ overlay_vars_pkg(bin) ->
     , {platform_etc_dir, "etc"}
     , {platform_lib_dir, "lib"}
     , {platform_log_dir, "log"}
-    , {platform_plugins_dir,  "plugins"}
+    , {platform_plugins_dir,  "etc/plugins"}
     , {runner_root_dir, "$(cd $(dirname $(readlink $0 || echo $0))/..; pwd -P)"}
     , {runner_bin_dir, "$RUNNER_ROOT_DIR/bin"}
     , {runner_etc_dir, "$RUNNER_ROOT_DIR/etc"}