diff --git a/modules/mixer/simple/sbasedl.c b/modules/mixer/simple/sbasedl.c
index d8cbf0f1..a1b33ccc 100644
--- a/modules/mixer/simple/sbasedl.c
+++ b/modules/mixer/simple/sbasedl.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "mixer_abst.h"
 #include "sbase.h"
 
-#define SO_PATH ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR "/smixer"
+#define SO_PATH "smixer"
 
 int mixer_simple_basic_dlopen(snd_mixer_class_t *class,
 			      bclass_base_ops_t **ops)
diff --git a/src/control/control.c b/src/control/control.c
index 27f42135..19528ae3 100644
--- a/src/control/control.c
+++ b/src/control/control.c
@@ -1337,13 +1337,13 @@ static int snd_ctl_open_conf(snd_ctl_t **ctlp, const char *name,
 			build_in++;
 		}
 		if (*build_in == NULL) {
-			buf1 = malloc(strlen(str) + sizeof(ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR) + 32);
+			buf1 = malloc(strlen(str) + 32);
 			if (buf1 == NULL) {
 				err = -ENOMEM;
 				goto _err;
 			}
 			lib = buf1;
-			sprintf(buf1, "%s/libasound_module_ctl_%s.so", ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR, str);
+			sprintf(buf1, "libasound_module_ctl_%s.so", str);
 		}
 	}
 #ifndef PIC
diff --git a/src/mixer/simple_abst.c b/src/mixer/simple_abst.c
index 9c61cb58..4dcc4cc7 100644
--- a/src/mixer/simple_abst.c
+++ b/src/mixer/simple_abst.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #ifndef DOC_HIDDEN
 
-#define SO_PATH ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR "/smixer"
+#define SO_PATH "smixer"
 
 typedef struct _class_priv {
 	char *device;
diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm.c b/src/pcm/pcm.c
index 261e80ac..98b5ced4 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm.c
@@ -2578,13 +2578,13 @@ static int snd_pcm_open_conf(snd_pcm_t **pcmp, const char *name,
 			build_in++;
 		}
 		if (*build_in == NULL) {
-			buf1 = malloc(strlen(str) + sizeof(ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR) + 32);
+			buf1 = malloc(strlen(str) + 32);
 			if (buf1 == NULL) {
 				err = -ENOMEM;
 				goto _err;
 			}
 			lib = buf1;
-			sprintf(buf1, "%s/libasound_module_pcm_%s.so", ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR, str);
+			sprintf(buf1, "libasound_module_pcm_%s.so", str);
 		}
 	}
 #ifndef PIC
diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c b/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c
index 9ec8c85e..5bf7dbb9 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_rate.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ static const char *const default_rate_plugins[] = {
 
 static int rate_open_func(snd_pcm_rate_t *rate, const char *type, const snd_config_t *converter_conf, int verbose)
 {
-	char open_name[64], open_conf_name[64], lib_name[128], *lib = NULL;
+	char open_name[64], open_conf_name[64], lib_name[64], *lib = NULL;
 	snd_pcm_rate_open_func_t open_func;
 	snd_pcm_rate_open_conf_func_t open_conf_func;
 	int err;
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ static int rate_open_func(snd_pcm_rate_t *rate, const char *type, const snd_conf
 	snprintf(open_conf_name, sizeof(open_conf_name), "_snd_pcm_rate_%s_open_conf", type);
 	if (!is_builtin_plugin(type)) {
 		snprintf(lib_name, sizeof(lib_name),
-				 "%s/libasound_module_rate_%s.so", ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR, type);
+				 "libasound_module_rate_%s.so", type);
 		lib = lib_name;
 	}