diff --git a/scripts/make_zplugins.sh.in b/scripts/make_zplugins.sh.in
index bdc4616..4feeb6c 100755
--- a/scripts/make_zplugins.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/make_zplugins.sh.in
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ rm -rf $out_file
 mkdir -p $private_dir
 mkdir -p $out_file
 tar xf $tarball -C $private_dir
+mv $private_dir/zplugins $private_dir/$inner_dir_name
 pushd $private_dir/$inner_dir_name
 meson_opts="--prefix=/"
 if [[ "$distro" == "osx-brew"* ]]; then