diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 017474b..9898884 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
   conf_data.set_quoted('FILE_TABLE_JSON', '/usr/share/pldm/fileTable.json')
   conf_data.set_quoted('LID_RUNNING_DIR', '/var/lib/phosphor-software-manager/hostfw/running')
   conf_data.set_quoted('LID_ALTERNATE_DIR', '/var/lib/phosphor-software-manager/hostfw/alternate')
-  conf_data.set_quoted('LID_PATCH_DIR', '/usr/local/share/hostfw/')
+  conf_data.set_quoted('LID_RUNNING_PATCH_DIR', '/usr/local/share/hostfw/running')
+  conf_data.set_quoted('LID_ALTERNATE_PATCH_DIR', '/usr/local/share/hostfw/alternate')
   conf_data.set('DMA_MAXSIZE', get_option('oem-ibm-dma-maxsize'))
   add_global_arguments('-DOEM_IBM', language : 'c')
   add_global_arguments('-DOEM_IBM', language : 'cpp')
diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_lid.hpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_lid.hpp
index 34fefa9..3086158 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_lid.hpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_lid.hpp
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
         std::stringstream stream;
         stream << std::hex << fileHandle;
         auto lidName = stream.str() + ".lid";
-        auto patch = fs::path(LID_PATCH_DIR) / lidName;
-        if (!permSide && fs::is_regular_file(patch))
+        std::string patchDir =
+            permSide ? LID_ALTERNATE_PATCH_DIR : LID_RUNNING_PATCH_DIR;
+        auto patch = fs::path(patchDir) / lidName;
+        if (fs::is_regular_file(patch))
         {
             lidPath = patch;
         }