diff --git a/doc/unbound-checkconf.8 b/doc/unbound-checkconf.8
index ac4c8889a..a982c446c 100644
--- a/doc/unbound-checkconf.8
+++ b/doc/unbound-checkconf.8
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The unbound-checkconf program exits with status code 1 on error,
 0 for a correct config file.
 .SH "FILES"
 .TP
-.I /etc/unbound/unbound.conf
+.I /usr/local/etc/unbound/unbound.conf
 unbound configuration file.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 \fIunbound.conf\fR(5), 
diff --git a/doc/unbound.8 b/doc/unbound.8
index 403a7ec49..fda0a2bba 100644
--- a/doc/unbound.8
+++ b/doc/unbound.8
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Show the version and commandline option help.
 .TP
 .B \-c\fI cfgfile
 Set the config file with settings for unbound to read instead of the 
-file at default location /etc/unbound/unbound.conf. The syntax is
+file at default location /usr/local/etc/unbound/unbound.conf. The syntax is
 described in \fIunbound.conf\fR(5).
 .TP
 .B \-d