diff --git a/mysys/default.c b/mysys/default.c
index 6e40c48d82a..1d71399ef71 100644
--- a/mysys/default.c
+++ b/mysys/default.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const char *default_directories[]= {
 "sys:/etc/",
 #else
 "/etc/",
+"/etc/mysql/",
 #endif
 #ifdef DATADIR
 DATADIR,