diff --git a/distgit_bugzilla_sync/config.py b/distgit_bugzilla_sync/config.py
index a5bb03d..67af449 100644
--- a/distgit_bugzilla_sync/config.py
+++ b/distgit_bugzilla_sync/config.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import toml
 
 _here = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 _default_conf_root = os.path.join(_here, 'default-config-files')
-_system_conf_root = '/etc'
+_system_conf_root = os.path.join(os.path.sep, 'etc', 'distgit-bugzilla-sync')
 
 config_files = {
     'default': {