diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lirc/build b/packages/sysutils/lirc/build
index 1de5e8dc1d..80fdbfb4cf 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/lirc/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lirc/build
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \
+            --sysconfdir=/etc \
             --disable-shared \
             --enable-sandboxed \
             --without-x \