diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e54efd300..ca71fdb0a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ Optional Packages:
                           systemd service files in DIR
   --with-tmpfilesdir=DIR  install configuration files for management of
                           volatile files and directories in DIR
-                          [[SYSCONFDIR/tmpfiles.d]]
+                          [[PREFIX/lib/tmpfiles.d]]
   --with-dmeventd-pidfile=PATH
                           dmeventd pidfile [[PID_DIR/dmeventd.pid]]
   --with-dmeventd-path=PATH
@@ -9925,7 +9925,7 @@ fi
 if test "${with_tmpfilesdir+set}" = set; then :
   withval=$with_tmpfilesdir; tmpfilesdir=$withval
 else
-  tmpfilesdir='${sysconfdir}/tmpfiles.d'
+  tmpfilesdir='${prefix}/lib/tmpfiles.d'
 fi
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6c273245f..8bf0c4e3c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1280,8 +1280,8 @@ fi
 ################################################################################
 AC_ARG_WITH(tmpfilesdir,
 	    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-tmpfilesdir=DIR],
-			   [install configuration files for management of volatile files and directories in DIR [[SYSCONFDIR/tmpfiles.d]]]),
-			   tmpfilesdir=$withval, tmpfilesdir='${sysconfdir}/tmpfiles.d')
+			   [install configuration files for management of volatile files and directories in DIR [[PREFIX/lib/tmpfiles.d]]]),
+			   tmpfilesdir=$withval, tmpfilesdir='${prefix}/lib/tmpfiles.d')
 ################################################################################
 dnl -- Ensure additional headers required
 if test x$READLINE = xyes; then