diff --git a/conf/example.conf.in b/conf/example.conf.in
index a40990349..ac4f3b0b7 100644
--- a/conf/example.conf.in
+++ b/conf/example.conf.in
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ global {
 	# Location of proc filesystem.
 	# This configuration option is advanced.
 	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
-	# proc = "/proc"
+	# proc = "@DEFAULT_PROC_DIR@"
 
 	# Configuration option global/etc.
 	# Location of /etc system configuration directory.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 44ae746e4..a92a34a1b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1796,6 +1796,9 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([$DEFAULT_LOCK_DIR])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_LOCK_DIR, ["$DEFAULT_LOCK_DIR"],
 		   [Name of default locking directory.])
 
+# No --with configure setting, but store in the main configure.h
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_PROC_DIR, ["/proc"], [Path to /proc.])
+
 ################################################################################
 dnl -- which kernel interface to use (ioctl only)
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for kernel interface choice])
@@ -1880,6 +1883,7 @@ AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_EVENT_ACTIVATION)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_LOCK_DIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_MIRROR_SEGTYPE)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_PID_DIR)
+AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_PROC_DIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_RAID10_SEGTYPE)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_RUN_DIR)
diff --git a/include/configure.h.in b/include/configure.h.in
index fa5da1599..1dabd23c6 100644
--- a/include/configure.h.in
+++ b/include/configure.h.in
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 /* Default directory to keep PID files in. */
 #undef DEFAULT_PID_DIR
 
+/* Path to /proc. */
+#undef DEFAULT_PROC_DIR
+
 /* Name of default configuration profile subdirectory. */
 #undef DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR
 
diff --git a/lib/config/config_settings.h b/lib/config/config_settings.h
index d39e7ff4c..f56ff7b85 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_settings.h
+++ b/lib/config/config_settings.h
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ cfg_array(global_format_libraries_CFG, "format_libraries", global_CFG_SECTION, C
 
 cfg_array(global_segment_libraries_CFG, "segment_libraries", global_CFG_SECTION, CFG_DEFAULT_UNDEFINED, CFG_TYPE_STRING, NULL, vsn(1, 0, 18), NULL, vsn(2, 3, 3), NULL, NULL)
 
-cfg(global_proc_CFG, "proc", global_CFG_SECTION, CFG_DEFAULT_COMMENTED | CFG_ADVANCED, CFG_TYPE_STRING, DEFAULT_PROC_DIR, vsn(1, 0, 0), NULL, 0, NULL,
+cfg(global_proc_CFG, "proc", global_CFG_SECTION, CFG_DEFAULT_COMMENTED | CFG_ADVANCED, CFG_TYPE_STRING, DEFAULT_PROC_DIR, vsn(1, 0, 0), "@DEFAULT_PROC_DIR@", 0, NULL,
 	"Location of proc filesystem.\n")
 
 cfg(global_etc_CFG, "etc", global_CFG_SECTION, CFG_DEFAULT_COMMENTED, CFG_TYPE_STRING, DEFAULT_ETC_DIR, vsn(2, 2, 117), "@CONFDIR@", 0, NULL,
diff --git a/lib/config/defaults.h b/lib/config/defaults.h
index 620b52399..ed0c4f404 100644
--- a/lib/config/defaults.h
+++ b/lib/config/defaults.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #define DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_NUMBER 10
 
 #define DEFAULT_DEV_DIR "/dev"
-#define DEFAULT_PROC_DIR "/proc"
 #define DEFAULT_SYSTEM_ID_SOURCE "none"
 #define DEFAULT_OBTAIN_DEVICE_LIST_FROM_UDEV 0
 #define DEFAULT_EXTERNAL_DEVICE_INFO_SOURCE "none"
diff --git a/lib/log/log.c b/lib/log/log.c
index fd5e3d216..dc013e8a6 100644
--- a/lib/log/log.c
+++ b/lib/log/log.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void init_log_fn(lvm2_log_fn_t log_fn)
 /* Read /proc/self/stat to extract pid and starttime */
 static int _get_pid_starttime(int *pid, unsigned long long *starttime)
 {
-	static const char statfile[] = "/proc/self/stat";
+	static const char statfile[] = DEFAULT_PROC_DIR "/self/stat";
 	char buf[1024];
 	char *p;
 	int fd;
diff --git a/libdm/dm-tools/dmfilemapd.c b/libdm/dm-tools/dmfilemapd.c
index ae7c85d00..6bf88067a 100644
--- a/libdm/dm-tools/dmfilemapd.c
+++ b/libdm/dm-tools/dmfilemapd.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #  define MKDEV(x,y) makedev((x),(y))
 #endif
 
-#define DEFAULT_PROC_DIR "/proc"
-
 /* limit to two updates/sec */
 #define FILEMAPD_WAIT_USECS 500000
 
diff --git a/test/lib/brick-shelltest.h b/test/lib/brick-shelltest.h
index e50d59cf7..814171b1a 100644
--- a/test/lib/brick-shelltest.h
+++ b/test/lib/brick-shelltest.h
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ struct TestCase {
                     sleep( 1 ); /* wait a bit for a reaction */
                 }
                 if ( !p ) {
-                    std::ofstream tr( "/proc/sysrq-trigger" );
+                    std::ofstream tr( DEFAULT_PROC_DIR "/sysrq-trigger" );
                     tr << "t";
                     tr.close();
                     kill( -pid, SIGKILL );
diff --git a/test/lib/harness.c b/test/lib/harness.c
index a97f5db63..25e234ff4 100644
--- a/test/lib/harness.c
+++ b/test/lib/harness.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static void run(int i, char *f) {
 						 * any output, in other case it should be
 						 * user space problem
 						 */
-						system("echo t > /proc/sysrq-trigger");
+						system("echo t > " DEFAULT_PROC_DIR "/sysrq-trigger");
 					collect_debug = 1;
 					kill(-pid, SIGKILL);
 					w = pid; // waitpid(pid, &st, NULL);