diff --git a/config/Makefile.top.in b/config/Makefile.top.in
index 8c1dcb5..837cce6 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.top.in
+++ b/config/Makefile.top.in
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ xosview: $(OBJS) @top_srcdir@/@host_dir@/libmeter.a
 PREFIX_TO_USE=@prefix@
 BINDIR=$(PREFIX_TO_USE)/bin
 MANDIR=$(PREFIX_TO_USE)/share/man/man1
-XAPPLOADDIR=$(PREFIX_TO_USE)/lib/X11/app-defaults
+XAPPLOADDIR=$(PREFIX_TO_USE)/share/X11/app-defaults
 PACKAGENAME=xosview-$(VERS)
 DISTRIBDIR=@top_srcdir@/../$(PACKAGENAME)
 
diff --git a/Xrm.cc b/Xrm.cc
index 0a45b1e..1017dbd 100644
--- a/Xrm.cc
+++ b/Xrm.cc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Listed from weakest to strongest:
     XrmQuarkToString(_class));
   if (rfilename != NULL)
     XrmCombineFileDatabase (rfilename, &_db, 1);
-  result = snprintf(rfilename, sizeof rfilename, "/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/%s",
+  result = snprintf(rfilename, sizeof rfilename, "/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/%s",
     XrmQuarkToString(_class));
   if (result >= 0 && result < sizeof rfilename)
     XrmCombineFileDatabase (rfilename, &_db, 1);