diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6d19e580..c8304650 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='support@modsecurity.org'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
 ac_unique_file="LICENSE"
+ac_default_prefix=/usr/local/modsecurity
 # Factoring default headers for most tests.
 ac_includes_default="\
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -2560,6 +2561,7 @@ ac_configure="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/configure"  # Please don't use this var.
 
 
 
+
 am__api_version="1.9"
 # Find a good install program.  We prefer a C program (faster),
 # so one script is as good as another.  But avoid the broken or
@@ -4638,13 +4640,13 @@ if test "${lt_cv_nm_interface+set}" = set; then :
 else
   lt_cv_nm_interface="BSD nm"
   echo "int some_variable = 0;" > conftest.$ac_ext
-  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4641: $ac_compile\"" >&5)
+  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4643: $ac_compile\"" >&5)
   (eval "$ac_compile" 2>conftest.err)
   cat conftest.err >&5
-  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4644: $NM \\\"conftest.$ac_objext\\\"\"" >&5)
+  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4646: $NM \\\"conftest.$ac_objext\\\"\"" >&5)
   (eval "$NM \"conftest.$ac_objext\"" 2>conftest.err > conftest.out)
   cat conftest.err >&5
-  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4647: output\"" >&5)
+  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4649: output\"" >&5)
   cat conftest.out >&5
   if $GREP 'External.*some_variable' conftest.out > /dev/null; then
     lt_cv_nm_interface="MS dumpbin"
@@ -5850,7 +5852,7 @@ ia64-*-hpux*)
   ;;
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 5853 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  echo '#line 5855 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
   if { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_compile\""; } >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7379,11 +7381,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:7382: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:7384: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:7386: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:7388: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -7718,11 +7720,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:7721: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:7723: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:7725: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:7727: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -7823,11 +7825,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:7826: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:7828: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:7830: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:7832: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -7878,11 +7880,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:7881: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:7883: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:7885: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:7887: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -10261,7 +10263,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 10264 "configure"
+#line 10266 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -10357,7 +10359,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 10360 "configure"
+#line 10362 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 11ba8e5e..43f8329e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([acinclude])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([LICENSE])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([modsecurity_config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build])
+AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT([/usr/local/modsecurity])
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign])