diff --git a/libobs/obs-nix.c b/libobs/obs-nix.c
index c93f756c1..1498a5f72 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-nix.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-nix.c
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ void add_default_module_paths(void)
 
 	if (module_bin_path && module_data_path) {
 		char *abs_module_bin_path = os_get_abs_path_ptr(module_bin_path);
+		char *abs_module_install_path = os_get_abs_path_ptr(OBS_INSTALL_PREFIX "/" OBS_PLUGIN_DESTINATION);
 
-		if (abs_module_bin_path &&
-		    strcmp(abs_module_bin_path, OBS_INSTALL_PREFIX "/" OBS_PLUGIN_DESTINATION) != 0) {
+		if (abs_module_bin_path && abs_module_install_path &&
+		    strcmp(abs_module_bin_path, abs_module_install_path) != 0) {
 			obs_add_module_path(module_bin_path, module_data_path);
 		}
+		bfree(abs_module_install_path);
 		bfree(abs_module_bin_path);
 	}