diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c89aa3fa08..40fdc7e1cd 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([moduledir], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-moduledir=DIR], [module directo
 ])
 AC_SUBST([moduledir], [$moduledir])
 
-AC_ARG_WITH([scriptdir], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-scriptdir=DIR], [script directory (${libdir}/frr/scripts)])], [
+AC_ARG_WITH([scriptdir], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-scriptdir=DIR], [script directory (${sysconfdir}/scripts)])], [
 	scriptdir="$withval"
 ], [
 	scriptdir="\${sysconfdir}/scripts"