diff --git a/srcpkgs/canto-curses/template b/srcpkgs/canto-curses/template
index 390ee2bb938..d1695a9865e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/canto-curses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/canto-curses/template
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-devel ncurses-devel readline-devel"
 depends="canto-next"
 pycompile_module="canto_curses"
+pycompile_dirs="/usr/lib/canto/plugins"
 short_desc="An ncurses frontend for canto-next Atom/RSS feed reader"
 maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"