diff --git a/Xrm.cc b/Xrm.cc
index 9795add..5b2973d 100644
--- a/Xrm.cc
+++ b/Xrm.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Listed from weakest to strongest:
XrmQuarkToString(_class));
if (result >= 0 && result < rlen)
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 < rlen)
XrmCombineFileDatabase (rfilename, &_db, 1);