diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/eval_const.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/eval_const.rs
index abface951b..88b0092f5a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/eval_const.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/eval_const.rs
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ pub(crate) fn create_nu_constant(engine_state: &EngineState, span: Span) -> Valu
                     // check to see if PREFIX env var is set, and use it as PREFIX/nushell/vendor/autoload
                     // otherwise default to /usr/share/nushell/vendor/autoload
                     option_env!("PREFIX").map(String::from).map_or_else(
-                        || Some("/usr/share/nushell/vendor/autoload".into()),
-                        |prefix| Some(format!("{}/nushell/vendor/autoload", prefix)),
+                        || Some("/usr/local/nushell/vendor/autoload".into()),
+                        |prefix| Some(format!("{}/share/nushell/vendor/autoload", prefix)),
                     )
                 }
             })