--- ./configure.orig	2010-06-21 10:54:53.000000000 -0400
+++ ./configure	2010-06-21 10:55:11.000000000 -0400
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@
 datadir='${datarootdir}'
 sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
 sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
-localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
+localstatedir='/var'
 includedir='${prefix}/include'
 oldincludedir='/usr/include'
 docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'