--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             return
 
         real_confdir = os.path.join('/etc')
-        real_statedir = os.path.join('/lib', 'ufw')
+        real_statedir = os.path.join('/usr/lib', 'ufw')
         real_prefix = self.prefix
         if self.home != None:
             real_confdir = self.home + real_confdir