diff --git a/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h b/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h
--- a/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h
+++ b/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h
@@ -200,9 +200,6 @@
     DPI; \
     KWin::WaylandTestApplication app(OperationMode, argc, argv); \
     app.setAttribute(Qt::AA_Use96Dpi, true); \
-    const auto ownPath = app.libraryPaths().last(); \
-    app.removeLibraryPath(ownPath); \
-    app.addLibraryPath(ownPath); \
     TestObject tc; \
     return QTest::qExec(&tc, argc, argv); \
 }
diff --git a/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.cpp
--- a/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,17 @@
     qunsetenv("XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT");
     qunsetenv("XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT");
     qunsetenv("XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS");
-    initPlatform(KPluginMetaData(QStringLiteral("KWinWaylandVirtualBackend.so")));
+
+    const auto ownPath = libraryPaths().last();
+    removeLibraryPath(ownPath);
+    addLibraryPath(ownPath);
+
+    const auto plugins = KPluginLoader::findPluginsById(QStringLiteral("org.kde.kwin.waylandbackends"), "KWinWaylandVirtualBackend");
+    if (plugins.empty()) {
+        quit();
+        return;
+    }
+    initPlatform(plugins.first());
     WaylandServer::create(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/platforms/drm/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/platformsupport/scenes/opengl)
 
 add_library(KWinWaylandDrmBackend MODULE ${DRM_SOURCES})
+set_target_properties(KWinWaylandDrmBackend PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/org.kde.kwin.waylandbackends/")
 target_link_libraries(KWinWaylandDrmBackend kwin Libdrm::Libdrm SceneQPainterBackend SceneOpenGLBackend)
 
 if(HAVE_GBM)
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 )
 
 add_library(KWinWaylandFbdevBackend MODULE ${FBDEV_SOURCES})
+set_target_properties(KWinWaylandFbdevBackend PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/org.kde.kwin.waylandbackends/")
 target_link_libraries(KWinWaylandFbdevBackend kwin SceneQPainterBackend)
 
 install(
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/platformsupport/scenes/opengl)
 add_library(KWinWaylandHwcomposerBackend MODULE ${HWCOMPOSER_SOURCES})
+set_target_properties(KWinWaylandHwcomposerBackend PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/org.kde.kwin.waylandbackends/")
 target_link_libraries(KWinWaylandHwcomposerBackend
     kwin
     libhybris::libhardware
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/virtual/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/platforms/virtual/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/platforms/virtual/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/platforms/virtual/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(VIRTUAL_SOURCES HEADER logging.h IDENTIFIER KWIN_VIRTUAL CATEGORY_NAME kwin_platform_virtual DEFAULT_SEVERITY Critical)
 
 add_library(KWinWaylandVirtualBackend MODULE ${VIRTUAL_SOURCES})
+set_target_properties(KWinWaylandVirtualBackend PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/org.kde.kwin.waylandbackends/")
 target_link_libraries(KWinWaylandVirtualBackend kwin SceneQPainterBackend SceneOpenGLBackend)
 
 if(HAVE_GBM)
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/wayland/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/platforms/wayland/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/platforms/wayland/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/platforms/wayland/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/platformsupport/scenes/opengl)
 add_library(KWinWaylandWaylandBackend MODULE ${WAYLAND_BACKEND_SOURCES})
+set_target_properties(KWinWaylandWaylandBackend PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/org.kde.kwin.waylandbackends/")
 target_link_libraries(KWinWaylandWaylandBackend kwin KF5::WaylandClient SceneQPainterBackend)
 
 if(HAVE_WAYLAND_EGL)
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/platformsupport/scenes/opengl)
 
 add_library(KWinX11Platform MODULE ${X11PLATFORM_SOURCES})
+set_target_properties(KWinX11Platform PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/org.kde.kwin.platforms/")
 target_link_libraries(KWinX11Platform eglx11common kwin kwinxrenderutils SceneOpenGLBackend Qt5::X11Extras XCB::CURSOR KF5::Crash)
 if(X11_Xinput_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(KWinX11Platform ${X11_Xinput_LIB})
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/x11/windowed/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/platforms/x11/windowed/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/platforms/x11/windowed/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/platforms/x11/windowed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/platformsupport/scenes/opengl)
 add_library(KWinWaylandX11Backend MODULE ${X11BACKEND_SOURCES})
+set_target_properties(KWinWaylandX11Backend PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/org.kde.kwin.waylandbackends/")
 target_link_libraries(KWinWaylandX11Backend eglx11common kwin kwinxrenderutils X11::XCB SceneQPainterBackend SceneOpenGLBackend)
 
 install(