diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f8b843480a..2f94efdb28 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ endif
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libvirt.la libvirt-qemu.la
 
-moddir = $(libdir)/libvirt/drivers
+moddir = $(libdir)/libvirt/connection-driver
 mod_LTLIBRARIES =
 
 confdir = $(sysconfdir)/libvirt
diff --git a/src/driver.c b/src/driver.c
index d83b1fddfa..6e4aa9f3c8 100644
--- a/src/driver.c
+++ b/src/driver.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
 
-#define DEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR LIBDIR "/libvirt/drivers"
+#define DEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR LIBDIR "/libvirt/connection-driver"
 
 /* Make sure ... INTERNAL_CALL can not be set by the caller */
 verify((VIR_SECRET_GET_VALUE_INTERNAL_CALL &