diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
index 2c520f21f84..c50d39548c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
@@ -8,22 +8,24 @@ let
   inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig intltool glib fetchFromGitHub;
   inherit (gimp) targetPluginDir targetScriptDir;
 
-  pluginDerivation = a: stdenv.mkDerivation ({
+  pluginDerivation = a: let
+    name = a.name or "${a.pname}-${a.version}";
+  in stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     prePhases = "extraLib";
     extraLib = ''
       installScripts(){
-        mkdir -p $out/${targetScriptDir};
-        for p in "$@"; do cp "$p" $out/${targetScriptDir}; done
+        mkdir -p $out/${targetScriptDir}/${name};
+        for p in "$@"; do cp "$p" -r $out/${targetScriptDir}/${name}; done
       }
       installPlugins(){
-        mkdir -p $out/${targetPluginDir};
-        for p in "$@"; do cp "$p" $out/${targetPluginDir}; done
+        mkdir -p $out/${targetPluginDir}/${name};
+        for p in "$@"; do cp "$p" -r $out/${targetPluginDir}/${name}; done
       }
     '';
   }
   // a
   // {
-      name = "gimp-plugin-${a.name or "${a.pname}-${a.version}"}";
+      name = "gimp-plugin-${name}";
       buildInputs = [ gimp gimp.gtk glib ] ++ (a.buildInputs or []);
       nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool ] ++ (a.nativeBuildInputs or []);
     }