diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 53be33ea3c..c013cf39f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ BINDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/bin
 LIBEXECDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/libexec
 MANDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/share/man
 SHAREDIR_CONTAINERS ?= ${PREFIX}/share/containers
-ETCDIR ?= /etc
+ETCDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/etc
 TMPFILESDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/lib/tmpfiles.d
 SYSTEMDDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/lib/systemd/system
 USERSYSTEMDDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/lib/systemd/user