--- a/src/orpie/rcfile.ml	2022-03-21 11:25:42.405186025 +0100
+++ b/src/orpie/rcfile.ml	2022-03-21 11:24:44.477121172 +0100
@@ -916,10 +916,7 @@
       let rcfile_fullpath = 
          (* expand out any occurrences of ${prefix} that autoconf
           * decides to insert *)
-         let prefix_regex = Str.regexp "\\${prefix}" in
-         let expanded_sysconfdir = Str.global_replace prefix_regex 
-         Install.prefix Install.sysconfdir in
-         Utility.join_path expanded_sysconfdir "orpierc"
+         "/etc/orpie/orpierc"
       in
       begin try (open_in home_rcfile, home_rcfile)
       with Sys_error error_str ->