diff --git a/gnome2/gconf/config.in b/gnome2/gconf/config.in
index 26ff7eee5..9c86b9705 100644
--- a/gnome2/gconf/config.in
+++ b/gnome2/gconf/config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../gconf/config.in
-# Copyright (C) 2006 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2011 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 if pkgcheck gconf X; then
 	menu_begin MENU_PKG_GNOME2 'GNOME 2 Package Options'
 		text 'Install prefix for GNOME 2 Packages' \
-			SDECFG_PKG_GNOME2_CORE_PREFIX "opt/gnome2"
+			SDECFG_PKG_GNOME2_CORE_PREFIX "usr"
 	menu_end
 fi
 
diff --git a/gnome2/gconf/gnome2-conf.in b/gnome2/gconf/gnome2-conf.in
index 1e035e066..fdb80ca5e 100644
--- a/gnome2/gconf/gnome2-conf.in
+++ b/gnome2/gconf/gnome2-conf.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../gconf/gnome2-conf.in
-# Copyright (C) 2006 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2011 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ echo_status "Loading generic gnome configuration..."
 
 if [ "$prefix_auto" = 1 ] ; then
 	if [ "$pkg" == "gconf" ]; then
-		prefix=${SDECFG_PKG_GNOME2_CORE_PREFIX:-opt/gnome2}
+		prefix=${SDECFG_PKG_GNOME2_CORE_PREFIX:-usr}
 	else
 		pkgprefix -t gconf
 		prefix=`pkgprefix gconf`