diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/wireshark/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/wireshark/default.nix
index 1dbc49512c6e..fe84787c21a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/wireshark/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/wireshark/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DBUILD_wireshark=${if withQt then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DENABLE_APPLICATION_BUNDLE=${if withQt && stdenv.isDarwin then "ON" else "OFF"}"
+    # Fix `extcap` and `plugins` paths. See https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16444
+    "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib"
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [