diff --git a/contrib/dokku-update b/contrib/dokku-update
index 31c3c97fe..8619b6f88 100755
--- a/contrib/dokku-update
+++ b/contrib/dokku-update
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 set -eo pipefail
 shopt -s nullglob
 
-if [[ -r /etc/defaults/dokku ]]; then
+if [[ -r /etc/default/dokku ]]; then
   # shellcheck disable=SC1091
-  source /etc/defaults/dokku
+  source /etc/default/dokku
 fi
 
 export DOKKU_ROOT=${DOKKU_ROOT:=~dokku}
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index bbd9dd714..ac40b8e72 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ if [[ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]]; then
   . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 fi
 
-if [[ -r /etc/defaults/dokku ]]; then
+if [[ -r /etc/default/dokku ]]; then
   # shellcheck disable=SC1091
-  source /etc/defaults/dokku
+  source /etc/default/dokku
 fi
 
 readonly DOKKU_ROOT="${DOKKU_ROOT:-/home/dokku}"
diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 38a30067f..fed0cdcba 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 set -eo pipefail
 shopt -s nullglob
 
-if [[ -r /etc/defaults/dokku ]]; then
+if [[ -r /etc/default/dokku ]]; then
   # shellcheck disable=SC1091
-  source /etc/defaults/dokku
+  source /etc/default/dokku
 fi
 
 export DOKKU_ROOT=${DOKKU_ROOT:=~dokku}
diff --git a/rpm/dokku.postinst b/rpm/dokku.postinst
index 9b484d74c..4658c75b1 100644
--- a/rpm/dokku.postinst
+++ b/rpm/dokku.postinst
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ setup-version() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -r /etc/defaults/dokku ]]; then
+  if [[ -r /etc/default/dokku ]]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC1091
-    source /etc/defaults/dokku
+    source /etc/default/dokku
   fi
 
   readonly DOKKU_ROOT="${DOKKU_ROOT:-/home/dokku}"