--- a/pidgin/gtkmain.c Sat Aug 10 15:35:43 2013 +0530 +++ b/pidgin/gtkmain.c Sat Aug 10 15:59:19 2013 +0530 @@ -759,8 +759,10 @@ if (!g_stat(search_path, &st)) g_mkdir(search_path, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IXUSR); purple_plugins_add_search_path(search_path); + g_free(search_path); + + purple_plugins_add_search_path(LIBDIR); purple_plugins_refresh(); - g_free(search_path); if (opt_si && !purple_core_ensure_single_instance()) { #ifdef HAVE_DBUS