--- CMakeLists.txt	2021-01-04 10:09:59.295410000 -0500
+++ CMakeLists.txt	2021-01-04 10:10:43.087240000 -0500
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 endif (NOT LIBDIR)
 
 if (NOT LOCALSTATEDIR)
-  set (LOCALSTATEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/var")
+  set (LOCALSTATEDIR "/var")
 endif (NOT LOCALSTATEDIR)
 
 if (NOT INCLUDEDIR)