diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 34c28e4d..e41069bc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def filesOf(directory):
 
 
 data_files = [
-	('etc/exabgp/examples', filesOf('etc/exabgp')),
+	('/etc/exabgp/examples', filesOf('etc/exabgp')),
 ]
 
 if platform.system() != 'NetBSD':
