diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfc/default.nix
index b4daab97388e..7e0d18115ef7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnfc/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [ libusb-compat-0_1 readline ];
 
+  configureFlags = [ "sysconfdir=/etc" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Open source library libnfc for Near Field Communication";
     license = licenses.gpl3;