diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 587cfa7..498abfb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += rpmpopt.in
 
 usrsrcdir = $(prefix)/src
 
-rpmvardir = $(localstatedir)/lib/rpm
+rpmvardir = $(localstatedir)/rpm
 rpmvar_DATA =
 
 install-exec-hook:
diff --git a/macros.in b/macros.in
index ae46fcb..213b53c 100644
--- a/macros.in
+++ b/macros.in
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 %_bzip2bin		%{__bzip2}
 
 #	The location of the rpm database file(s).
-%_dbpath		%{_var}/lib/rpm
+%_dbpath		%{_var}/rpm
 
 #	The location of the rpm database file(s) after "rpm --rebuilddb".
 %_dbpath_rebuild	%{_dbpath}
