diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d9fd920c7c..8da41e6d34 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2905,7 +2905,7 @@ compiler flags          : ${CFLAGS} ${WERROR} ${AC_CFLAGS} ${SAN_FLAGS}
 make                    : ${MAKE-make}
 linker flags            : ${LDFLAGS} ${SAN_FLAGS} ${LIBS} ${LIBCAP} ${LIBREADLINE} ${LIBM}
 state file directory    : ${e_frr_runstatedir}
-config file directory   : ${e_sysconfdir}
+config file directory   : ${e_frr_sysconfdir}
 module directory        : ${e_moduledir}
 script directory        : ${e_scriptdir}
 user to run as          : ${enable_user}