diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bfbbf08f976dbec8731a7d5f5cb9bf958adaf453..946050a4f6f9c9ca1302df6de80153f30b102b6d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([rundir],
         [run_dir=$withval])
 AC_SUBST(run_dir)
 
-storage_dir="${localstatedir}/knot"
+storage_dir="${localstatedir}/lib/knot"
 AC_ARG_WITH([storage],
         AC_HELP_STRING([--with-storage=path], [Default storage directory (slave zones, persistent data). [default=LOCALSTATEDIR/lib/knot]]),
         [storage_dir=$withval])