diff --git a/src/bin/e_prefix.c b/src/bin/e_prefix.c
index 495e1ce15..17a8e996f 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_prefix.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_prefix.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ e_prefix_determine(char *argv0)
 	  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s/"LOCALE_D, getenv("E_LOCALE_DIR"));
 	else
 	  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s/"LOCALE_D, _prefix_path);
-	_prefix_path_data = strdup(buf);
+	_prefix_path_locale = strdup(buf);
 	return 1;
      }
    /* no env var - examine process and possible argv0 */