diff --git a/mecab-config.in b/mecab-config.in
index 9a96670..2a154e0 100644
--- a/mecab-config.in
+++ b/mecab-config.in
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
 	;;
 
     --libexecdir)
-       	echo @prefix@/libexec/mecab
+       	echo /usr/lib/mecab
        	;;
 	
     --sysconfdir)