diff --git a/src/a2pid.c b/src/a2pid.c
index aaa51dc..73362a2 100755
--- a/src/a2pid.c
+++ b/src/a2pid.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void main(int argc, char **argv)
     fd_set readset, openset;
     char *ttypattern  = deftty;
     char *devtty  = NULL;
-    char *vdrvdir = "/usr/share/a2pi/"; /* default vdrv image directory */
+    char *vdrvdir = "/usr/local/share/a2pi/"; /* default vdrv image directory */
 
     /*
      * Parse arguments