diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-opensteamworks/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-opensteamworks/default.nix
index e4c0697605d..2324ad464ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-opensteamworks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-opensteamworks/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   preConfigure = "cd steam-mobile";
   postInstall = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/lib/pidgin/
+    mkdir -p $out/lib/purple-2
     mkdir -p $out/share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/
-    cp libsteam.so $out/lib/pidgin/
+    cp libsteam.so $out/lib/purple-2/
     unzip releases/icons.zip -d $out/share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/wrapper.nix
index cff0f0818ee..914b3480a95 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/wrapper.nix
@@ -13,5 +13,8 @@ in symlinkJoin {
     wrapProgram $out/bin/pidgin \
       --suffix-each PURPLE_PLUGIN_PATH ':' "$out/lib/purple-${pidgin.majorVersion} $out/lib/pidgin" \
       ${toString extraArgs}
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/finch \
+      --suffix-each PURPLE_PLUGIN_PATH ':' "$out/lib/purple-${pidgin.majorVersion}" \
+      ${toString extraArgs}
   '';
 }