diff --git a/sysctl.c b/sysctl.c
index 5036a0b..86e6ffe 100644
--- a/sysctl.c
+++ b/sysctl.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static int PreloadSystem(void)
 	const char *dirs[] = {
 		"/run/sysctl.d",
 		"/etc/sysctl.d",
-		"/usr/local/lib/sysctl.d",
+		"/var/etc/sysctl.d",
 		"/usr/lib/sysctl.d",
 		"/lib/sysctl.d",
 	};