diff --git a/lib/otp/otp_locl.h b/lib/otp/otp_locl.h
index e34647272..d10bc9920 100644
--- a/lib/otp/otp_locl.h
+++ b/lib/otp/otp_locl.h
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@
 
 #define OTPKEYS "/.otpkeys"
 
-#define OTP_DB "/tmp/otp"
-#define OTP_DB_LOCK "/tmp/otp-lock"
+#define OTP_DB "/etc/otp"
+#define OTP_DB_LOCK "/etc/otp-lock"