diff --git a/commands/pkg_install/lib/Makefile.orig b/commands/pkg_install/lib/Makefile.orig
index 5decd6079..a7da08a17 100644
--- a/commands/pkg_install/lib/Makefile.orig
+++ b/commands/pkg_install/lib/Makefile.orig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 srcdir=		.
 
-pkgdbdir=	/var/db/pkg
+pkgdbdir=	/usr/db/pkg
 mandir=		${datarootdir}/man
 datarootdir=	${prefix}/share
 sysconfdir=	/etc
diff --git a/commands/pkg_install/view/pkg_view.sh.in b/commands/pkg_install/view/pkg_view.sh.in
index 2d05b7170..220ddab9b 100644
--- a/commands/pkg_install/view/pkg_view.sh.in
+++ b/commands/pkg_install/view/pkg_view.sh.in
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ stowdir=""
 viewbase=${LOCALBASE:-/usr/pkg}
 view=${PKG_VIEW:-""}
 dflt_ignorefiles=${PLIST_IGNORE_FILES:-"info/dir *[~#] *.OLD *.orig *,v"}
-dflt_pkg_dbdir=${PKG_DBDIR:-/var/db/pkg}
+dflt_pkg_dbdir=${PKG_DBDIR:-/usr/db/pkg}
 ignorefiles=""
 verbose=0