diff --git a/CONFIG b/CONFIG
index 13e930203..47c5430d1 100644
--- a/CONFIG
+++ b/CONFIG
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ CONFIG_ENV?=$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/env_dpdk
 # installation. Alternatively you can specify this on the command line
 # with 'make DPDK_DIR=/path/to/dpdk'. This is only a valid entry
 # when using the default SPDK environment library.
-CONFIG_DPDK_DIR?=/path/to/dpdk
+CONFIG_DPDK_DIR?=$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/dpdk/build
 
 # Build SPDK FIO plugin. Requires FIO_SOURCE_DIR set to a valid
 # fio source code directory.