Index: src/nrpe.c
--- src/nrpe.c.orig
+++ src/nrpe.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct addrinfo *listen_addrs = NULL;
 int       listen_socks[MAX_LISTEN_SOCKS];
 char      remote_host[MAX_HOST_ADDRESS_LENGTH];
 char     *macro_argv[MAX_COMMAND_ARGUMENTS];
-char      config_file[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER] = "nrpe.cfg";
+char      config_file[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER] = "/etc/nrpe.cfg";
 char      server_address[NI_MAXHOST] = "";
 char     *command_name = NULL;
 int       log_facility = LOG_DAEMON;
