diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/plugins/loader.go b/pkg/kubectl/plugins/loader.go
index 1301dbbb3c..9c1f54f3a9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/plugins/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/plugins/loader.go
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ func XDGDataPluginLoader() PluginLoader {
 	}
 	return TolerantMultiPluginLoader{
 		&DirectoryPluginLoader{
-			Directory: "/usr/local/share",
+			Directory: "/usr/local/share/kubectl/plugins",
 		},
 		&DirectoryPluginLoader{
-			Directory: "/usr/share",
+			Directory: "/usr/share/kubectl/plugins",
 		},
 	}
 }