diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3fb15c9..3423f65 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([OBJ_ENTRY], ["$OBJ_ENTRY"], [The dump entry DBus object path])
 
 AC_ARG_VAR(BMC_DUMP_PATH, [Directory where bmc dumps are placed])
-AS_IF([test "x$BMC_DUMP_PATH" == "x"], [BMC_DUMP_PATH="/tmp/dumps"])
+AS_IF([test "x$BMC_DUMP_PATH" == "x"], [BMC_DUMP_PATH="/var/lib/phosphor-debug-collector/dumps/"])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([BMC_DUMP_PATH], ["$BMC_DUMP_PATH"], [Directory where bmc dumps are placed])
 
 AC_ARG_VAR(BMC_DUMP_MAX_SIZE, [Maximum size of one bmc dump in kilo bytes])