diff --git a/src/kdecore/kstandarddirs.cpp b/src/kdecore/kstandarddirs.cpp
--- a/src/kdecore/kstandarddirs.cpp
+++ b/src/kdecore/kstandarddirs.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
         break;
     case 'q':
         if (strcmp("qtplugins", type) == 0) {
-            return QFile::decodeName(PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR "/plugins/");
+            return QFile::decodeName(PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR "/");
         }
         break;
     case 's':