diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7ddd40..bcb3ed6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ user of «Xfce screensaver» by running xstoxfces as root and setting
 «--xfce_screensaver_desktop_files_dir» (see above) to the system directory
 where «Xfce screensaver» expects to find the «.desktop» files defining all the
 screensavers and their configurations (usually
-«usr/share/applications/screensavers»).
+«/usr/share/applications/screensavers»).
 
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