diff --git a/src/swanctl/swanctl.conf.5.tail.in b/src/swanctl/swanctl.conf.5.tail.in
index 4d24608da5..0364438432 100644
--- a/src/swanctl/swanctl.conf.5.tail.in
+++ b/src/swanctl/swanctl.conf.5.tail.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .
 .nf
 .na
-/etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf       configuration file
+@sysconfdir@/swanctl/swanctl.conf       configuration file
 .ad
 .fi
 .