diff --git a/src/swtpm_setup/profile.c b/src/swtpm_setup/profile.c
index 7642ce88e..4bb78e1e6 100644
--- a/src/swtpm_setup/profile.c
+++ b/src/swtpm_setup/profile.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "swtpm_setup_utils.h"
 #include "compiler_dependencies.h"
 
-#define DISTRO_PROFILES_DIR DATAROOTDIR "swtpm/profiles"
+#define DISTRO_PROFILES_DIR DATAROOTDIR "/swtpm/profiles"
 
 
 /* Return the names of the supported profiles */