diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index aae5dd7c59..fcfdeee328 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+5313.	[bug]		The default GeoIP2 database location did not match
+			the ARM.  'named -V' now reports the default
+			location. [GL #1301]
+
 5312.	[bug]		Do not flush the cache for `rndc validation status`.
 			Thanks to Tony Finch. [GL !2462]
 
diff --git a/bin/named/config.c b/bin/named/config.c
index 17141ea16a..6ea56d8881 100644
--- a/bin/named/config.c
+++ b/bin/named/config.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ options {\n\
 "	files unlimited;\n"
 #endif
 #if defined(HAVE_GEOIP2) && !defined(WIN32)
-"	geoip-directory \"" MAXMINDDB_PREFIX "/share/GeoIP2\";\n"
+"	geoip-directory \"" MAXMINDDB_PREFIX "/share/GeoIP\";\n"
 #elif defined(HAVE_GEOIP2)
 "	geoip-directory \".\";\n"
 #endif
diff --git a/bin/named/main.c b/bin/named/main.c
index 726a81d825..909b3ad52d 100644
--- a/bin/named/main.c
+++ b/bin/named/main.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include <ns/interfacemgr.h>
 
 #include <named/builtin.h>
+#include <named/config.h>
 #include <named/control.h>
 #include <named/fuzz.h>
 #include <named/globals.h>	/* Explicit, though named/log.h includes it. */
@@ -483,6 +484,12 @@ set_flags(const char *arg, struct flag_def *defs, unsigned int *ret) {
 static void
 printversion(bool verbose) {
 	char rndcconf[PATH_MAX], *dot = NULL;
+#if defined(HAVE_GEOIP2)
+	isc_mem_t *mctx = NULL;
+	cfg_parser_t *parser = NULL;
+	cfg_obj_t *config = NULL;
+	const cfg_obj_t *defaults = NULL, *obj = NULL;
+#endif
 
 	printf("%s %s%s%s <id:%s>\n",
 	       named_g_product, named_g_version,
@@ -569,7 +576,20 @@ OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000L /* 1.1.0 or higher */
 	printf("  nsupdate session key: %s\n", named_g_defaultsessionkeyfile);
 	printf("  named PID file:       %s\n", named_g_defaultpidfile);
 	printf("  named lock file:      %s\n", named_g_defaultlockfile);
-
+#if defined(HAVE_GEOIP2)
+#define RTC(x) RUNTIME_CHECK((x) == ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+	isc_mem_create(&mctx);
+	RTC(cfg_parser_create(mctx, named_g_lctx, &parser));
+	RTC(named_config_parsedefaults(parser, &config));
+	RTC(cfg_map_get(config, "options", &defaults));
+	RTC(cfg_map_get(defaults, "geoip-directory", &obj));
+	if (cfg_obj_isstring(obj)) {
+		printf("  geoip-directory:      %s\n", cfg_obj_asstring(obj));
+	}
+	cfg_obj_destroy(parser, &config);
+	cfg_parser_destroy(&parser);
+	isc_mem_detach(&mctx);
+#endif /* HAVE_GEOIP2 */
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 767c7c2d12..cd2b3540d5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14760,7 +14760,7 @@ fi ;; #(
 
 
 		   MAXMINDDB_CFLAGS="-I$with_maxminddb/include"
-		   MAXMINDDB_LIBS="-L$with_maxminddb/libs"
+		   MAXMINDDB_LIBS="-L$with_maxminddb/lib"
 		   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $MAXMINDDB_CFLAGS"
 		   LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $MAXMINDDB_LIBS"
 		   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing MMDB_open" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 17b09511b7..385d715182 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ AS_IF([test "$enable_geoip" = "yes"],
 	       [ # default
 		   AX_SAVE_FLAGS([maxminddb])
 		   MAXMINDDB_CFLAGS="-I$with_maxminddb/include"
-		   MAXMINDDB_LIBS="-L$with_maxminddb/libs"
+		   MAXMINDDB_LIBS="-L$with_maxminddb/lib"
 		   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $MAXMINDDB_CFLAGS"
 		   LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $MAXMINDDB_LIBS"
 		   AC_SEARCH_LIBS([MMDB_open], [maxminddb],