diff --git a/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init b/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init
index 86b15b3f1..5f093005b 100644
--- a/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init
+++ b/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if [ -f "$SYSCONFDIR/shorewall-init" ]; then
 	exit 1
     fi
 else
-    echo "ERROR: /etc/sysconfig/shorewall-init not found" >&2
+    echo "ERROR: ${SYSCONFDIR}/shorewall-init not found" >&2
     exit 1
 fi