diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitlbee.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitlbee.nix
index 46e3b745761..274b3617160 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitlbee.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/bitlbee.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ let
 
   purple_plugin_path =
     lib.concatMapStringsSep ":"
-      (plugin: "${plugin}/lib/pidgin/")
+      (plugin: "${plugin}/lib/pidgin/:${plugin}/lib/purple-2/")
       cfg.libpurple_plugins
     ;