--- a/tunables.c
+++ b/tunables.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ tunables_load_defaults()
   /* -rw------- */
   tunable_chown_upload_mode = 0600;
 
-  install_str_setting("/usr/share/empty", &tunable_secure_chroot_dir);
+  install_str_setting("/var/run/vsftpd", &tunable_secure_chroot_dir);
   install_str_setting("ftp", &tunable_ftp_username);
   install_str_setting("root", &tunable_chown_username);
   install_str_setting("/var/log/xferlog", &tunable_xferlog_file);
