diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8b41eb0..3cdf0e7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
     fi
     echo -n "installation for $host OS... "
 
-    e_magic_file="/usr/share/file/magic"
+    e_magic_file="/usr/share/misc/magic.mgc"
     case "$host" in
         *-*-*freebsd*)
             LUA_PC_NAME="lua-5.1"