diff --git a/usr.sbin/lptcontrol/lptcontrol.c b/usr.sbin/lptcontrol/lptcontrol.c
index 5b7e40ce6304..7d71cd5663bf 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lptcontrol/lptcontrol.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/lptcontrol/lptcontrol.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 
 
 #define PATH_LPCTL	_PATH_DEV "lpctl"
-#define DEFAULT_DEVICE	"/dev/lpt0"
+#define DEFAULT_DEVICE	_PATH_DEV "lpt0"
 #define IRQ_INVALID	-1
 #define DO_POLL		0
 #define USE_IRQ		1