diff --git a/make/defs-dist.mk b/make/defs-dist.mk
index 0267218d..3e7124fc 100644
--- a/make/defs-dist.mk
+++ b/make/defs-dist.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #CONTRIBDIR       ?= $(TOPDIR)/contrib
 PROJECT_DIRNAME  ?= $(PROJECT)
 PREFIX           ?= $(ENV_PREFIX)/opt/$(FLAVOUR_PATH_PREFIX)$(PROJECT_DIRNAME)
-VAR_PREFIX       ?= $(ENV_PREFIX)/var/$(FLAVOUR_PATH_PREFIX)opt
+VAR_PREFIX       ?= $(ENV_PREFIX)/var/$(FLAVOUR_PATH_PREFIX)lib
 DOC_PREFIX       ?= $(ENV_PREFIX)/usr/share/doc/packages/$(FLAVOUR_PREFIX)$(PROJECT_DIRNAME)
 EXE_PREFIX       ?= $(PREFIX)
 INIT_PREFIX      ?= $(ENV_PREFIX)/etc$(FLAVOUR_PATH_SUFFIX)