diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 08a4fb8c9..1ca75d7d4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@ add_subdirectory(src)
 if(BUILD_OWNCLOUD_OSX_BUNDLE)
     install( FILES exclude.lst DESTINATION ${OWNCLOUD_OSX_BUNDLE}/Contents/Resources )
 else()
-    install( FILES exclude.lst DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR} )
+    install( FILES exclude.lst DESTINATION /etc )
 endif()