diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/perl/config.h b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/perl/config.h
index 6a6d9fa2f07..4dc0bf4d5fe 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/perl/config.h
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/perl/config.h
@@ -764,6 +764,6 @@
  *	execution path, but it should be accessible by the world.  The program
  *	should be prepared to do ~ expansion.
  */
-#define PRIVLIB "/usr/share/perl"		/**/
+#define PRIVLIB "/usr/lib/perl"		/**/
 
 #endif