diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index b9c2e7c..fff4be4 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ static struct dirent *app_readdir(DIR *dirp)
     return readdir(dirp);
 }
 #endif
+#ifdef SIMULATOR
+#ifdef HAVE_DIRCACHE
+#define _sim_readdir readdir_cached
+#else
+#define _sim_readdir sim_readdir
+#endif
+#endif
 
 #if defined(HAVE_PLUGIN_CHECK_OPEN_CLOSE) && (MAX_OPEN_FILES>32)
 #warning "MAX_OPEN_FILES>32, disabling plugin file open/close checking"
@@ -388,7 +395,11 @@ static const struct plugin_api rockbox_api = {
     /* dir */
     (opendir_func)PREFIX(opendir),
     (closedir_func)PREFIX(closedir),
+#ifdef SIMULATOR
+    (readdir_func)_sim_readdir,
+#else
     (readdir_func)PREFIX(readdir),
+#endif
     PREFIX(mkdir),
     PREFIX(rmdir),
     dir_exists,