diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4c957bfeca..898fb0f244 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether and where we should install plugins])
 AC_ARG_WITH([plugin-dir], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-plugin-dir=<absolute directory>|yes|no|--without-plugin-dir],
               [Install selected standard filters in specified or default directory])],
 	      [],[with_plugin_dir=no])
-if test "x$have_zstd" = xyes ; then
+if test "x$have_zstd" = xyes -a test "x$with_plugin_dir" = xno; then
    with_plugin_dir=yes
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_plugin_dir])