diff --git a/conf/plugins.required.php b/conf/plugins.required.php
index 078f6d56d24359d9887489632d38bb5514c521f1..a2950b76079d513cc6fe12317a94672258eed09d 100644
--- a/conf/plugins.required.php
+++ b/conf/plugins.required.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * It is not recommended to change this file, as it is overwritten on DokuWiki upgrades.
  */
 $plugins['acl']               = 1;
-$plugins['plugin']            = 1;
+$plugins['extension']         = 1;
 $plugins['config']            = 1;
 $plugins['usermanager']       = 1;
 $plugins['template:dokuwiki'] = 1; // not a plugin, but this should not be uninstalled either