diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1c0e620..9cae679 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Install(_install, object):
             return
 
         real_confdir = os.path.join('/etc')
-        real_statedir = os.path.join('/lib', 'ufw')
+        real_statedir = os.path.join('/usr/lib', 'ufw')
         real_prefix = self.prefix
         if self.home != None:
             real_confdir = self.home + real_confdir