diff --git a/srcpkgs/canto-next/template b/srcpkgs/canto-next/template
index 8b82c967be7..71c2c2029f9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/canto-next/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/canto-next/template
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3-feedparser"
 pycompile_module="canto_next"
+pycompile_dirs="/usr/lib/canto/plugins"
 short_desc="Quick and concise Atom/RSS feed reader daemon"
 maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"