diff --git a/srcpkgs/ardour/template b/srcpkgs/ardour/template
index e9176413cd7..271e43f046a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ardour/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ardour/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=6.9
 revision=2
 build_style=waf3
 configure_args="--cxx11 --no-phone-home --with-backends=jack,alsa,dummy
+ --configdir=/etc
  --libjack=weak --optimize --docs --use-external-libs --freedesktop"
 hostmakedepends="graphviz doxygen pkg-config clang perl
  itstool gettext tar readline-devel"