diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 816cf97a19..565a5f12e2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ else
   win32_link_flags = []
 endif
 
-wireshark_version = '2.4.0'
+wireshark_version = '2.6.0'
 wireshark_dep = dependency('wireshark', version: '>=' + wireshark_version, required: get_option('wireshark_dissector'))
 if wireshark_dep.found()
   wireshark_plugindir = get_option('wireshark_plugindir')
@@ -1411,31 +1411,22 @@ if wireshark_dep.found()
     wireshark_plugindir = wireshark_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('plugindir')
   endif
 
-  # On some systems the plugindir variable may not be stored within pkg config.
-  # Fall back to older style of constructing the plugin dir path.
-  if wireshark_plugindir == ''
-    wireshark_modversion = wireshark_dep.version()
-    wireshark_plugindir = '@0@/wireshark/plugins/@1@'.format(
-      libdir, wireshark_modversion
-    )
-  else
-    wireshark_prefix = wireshark_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('prefix')
-    if wireshark_prefix == ''
-      # If wireshark's prefix cannot be retrieved from pkg-config,
-      # this is our best bet.
-      wireshark_prefix = '/usr'
-    endif
-    # Replace wireshark's prefix with our own.
-    # There is no replace method in meson so we have to workaround it.
-    rc = run_command(
-      'python3', '-c',
-      'print("@0@".replace("@1@", "@2@"))'.format(
-        wireshark_plugindir, wireshark_prefix, prefix,
-      ),
-      check: true,
-    )
-    wireshark_plugindir = rc.stdout().strip()
+  wireshark_prefix = wireshark_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('prefix')
+  if wireshark_prefix == ''
+    # If wireshark's prefix cannot be retrieved from pkg-config,
+    # this is our best bet.
+    wireshark_prefix = '/usr'
   endif
+  # Replace wireshark's prefix with our own.
+  # There is no replace method in meson so we have to workaround it.
+  rc = run_command(
+    'python3', '-c',
+    'print("@0@".replace("@1@", "@2@"))'.format(
+      wireshark_plugindir, wireshark_prefix, prefix,
+    ),
+    check: true,
+  )
+  wireshark_plugindir = rc.stdout().strip()
 
   # Since wireshark 2.5.0 plugins can't live in top level plugindir but have
   # to be under one of ["epan", "wiretap", "codecs"] subdir. The first one looks okay.