--- a/src/fslview/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/fslview/preferences.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
   if(m_impl->m_fsldir == "")
     m_impl->m_fsldir = readEntry("/fsl/fsldir", "").ascii();
   if(m_impl->m_fsldir == "")
-    m_impl->m_fsldir = string(getenv("FSLDIR") ? getenv("FSLDIR") : "/usr/local/fsl");
+    m_impl->m_fsldir = string(getenv("FSLDIR") ? getenv("FSLDIR") : "/usr/share/fsl");
 
   return m_impl->m_fsldir; 
 }
