diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index 3a6894f..13c2404 100755
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ runtype=configure
 buildtype=Release
 netcdflib=/usr/local
 prefixdir=/opt/stow
-targetdir=/opt
+targetdir=/usr/local
 
 while getopts "hr:p:b:n:d:t:" arg
 do