--- a/src/tz.cpp
+++ b/src/tz.cpp
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ discover_tz_dir()
     else
         throw runtime_error("discover_tz_dir failed to find zoneinfo\n");
 #  elif !defined(__APPLE__)
-    CONSTDATA auto tz_dir_default = "/usr/share/zoneinfo";
+    CONSTDATA auto tz_dir_default = "@tzdata@/share/zoneinfo";
     CONSTDATA auto tz_dir_buildroot = "/usr/share/zoneinfo/uclibc";
 
     // Check special path which is valid for buildroot with uclibc builds