diff --git a/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.6 b/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.6
index 7272fd0d87d1..d8f6bad177d0 100644
--- a/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.6
+++ b/games/fortune/fortune/fortune.6
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ It is a colon-separated list of directories in which
 .Nm
 looks for data files.
 If not set it will default to
-.Pa /usr/games/fortune .
+.Pa /usr/share/games/fortune .
 If none of the directories specified exist, it will print a warning and exit.
 .It Ev FORTUNE_SAVESTATE
 If set, fortune will save some state about what fortune