diff --git a/src/daemon.c b/src/daemon.c
index ff84d97..84163b6 100644
--- a/src/daemon.c
+++ b/src/daemon.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static void dcc_warn_masquerade_whitelist(void) {
                        " --enable-tcp-insecure. To set up masquerade automatically" \
                        " run update-distcc-symlinks.";
 
-    e = opendir("/usr/lib/distcc");
+    e = opendir("/usr/local/lib/distcc");
     d = opendir(LIBDIR "/distcc");
     if (!e && !d) {
         rs_log_crit(LIBDIR "/distcc not found. %s", warn);
diff --git a/src/serve.c b/src/serve.c
index 7dd4647..f17db85 100644
--- a/src/serve.c
+++ b/src/serve.c
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ static int dcc_check_compiler_whitelist(char *_compiler_name)
 
     if (dirfd < 0 || faccessat(dirfd, compiler_name, X_OK, 0) < 0) {
         char *compiler_path = NULL;
-        if (asprintf(&compiler_path, "/usr/lib/distcc/%s", compiler_name) >= 0) {
+        if (asprintf(&compiler_path, "/usr/local/lib/distcc/%s", compiler_name) >= 0) {
             if (access(compiler_path, X_OK) < 0) {
                 free(compiler_path);
                 close(dirfd);
-                rs_log_crit("%s not in %s or %s whitelist.", compiler_name, LIBDIR "/distcc", "/usr/lib/distcc");
+                rs_log_crit("%s not in %s or %s whitelist.", compiler_name, LIBDIR "/distcc", "/usr/local/lib/distcc");
                 return EXIT_BAD_ARGUMENTS;           /* ENOENT, EACCESS, etc */
             }
             free(compiler_path);
@@ -420,10 +420,10 @@ static int dcc_check_compiler_whitelist(char *_compiler_name)
     if (asprintf(&compiler_path, "%s/distcc/%s", LIBDIR, compiler_name) >= 0) {
         if (access(compiler_path, X_OK) < 0) {
             free(compiler_path);
-            /* check /usr/lib/distcc too */
-            if (asprintf(&compiler_path, "/usr/lib/distcc/%s", compiler_name) >= 0) {
+            /* check /usr/local/lib/distcc too */
+            if (asprintf(&compiler_path, "/usr/local/lib/distcc/%s", compiler_name) >= 0) {
                 if (access(compiler_path, X_OK) < 0) {
-                    rs_log_crit("%s not in %s or %s whitelist.", compiler_name, LIBDIR "/distcc", "/usr/lib/distcc");
+                    rs_log_crit("%s not in %s or %s whitelist.", compiler_name, LIBDIR "/distcc", "/usr/local/lib/distcc");
                     ret = EXIT_BAD_ARGUMENTS;           /* ENOENT, EACCESS, etc */
                 }
                 free(compiler_path);