diff --git a/bash_completion.sh.in b/bash_completion.sh.in
index 2ea07f77..af6eb2c0 100644
--- a/bash_completion.sh.in
+++ b/bash_completion.sh.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # Check for recent enough version of bash.
 bash=${BASH_VERSION%.*}; bmajor=${bash%.*}
-if [ $bmajor -ge 3 -a -r /etc/bash_completion ]; then
+if [ $bmajor -ge 3 -a -r @sysconfdir@/bash_completion ]; then
     # Source completion code.
     . @sysconfdir@/bash_completion
 fi