diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index 306d98e397..3b7746b993 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ storageStateInitialize(bool privileged,
         if ((virAsprintf(&driver->configDir,
                         "%s/storage", configdir) < 0) ||
             (virAsprintf(&driver->autostartDir,
-                        "%s/storage", configdir) < 0) ||
+                        "%s/storage/autostart", configdir) < 0) ||
             (virAsprintf(&driver->stateDir,
                          "%s/storage/run", rundir) < 0))
             goto error;