diff --git a/pd/src/s_main.c b/pd/src/s_main.c
index 80c22ff6083ae4502cefaabd56bf834155eb9498..6fa1d02da3390b395c834218f4993f5bb85f93f9 100644
--- a/pd/src/s_main.c
+++ b/pd/src/s_main.c
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ void sys_findprogdir(char *progname)
 #endif
 #ifdef INSTALL_PREFIX
     strcpy(sbuf2, INSTALL_PREFIX);
-#else
-    strcpy(sbuf2, ".");
+//#else
+//    strcpy(sbuf2, ".");
 #endif
     /*lastslash = strrchr(sbuf, '/');
     if (!strcmp(sbuf2, "") && lastslash)