diff --git a/etc/slurm.conf.example b/etc/slurm.conf.example
index d7c527cfc0d0c85b5cf206ad9cd5f3f9fba242b2..ca5a4366f3f30f45baf27b51b390f16243e650e7 100644
--- a/etc/slurm.conf.example
+++ b/etc/slurm.conf.example
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #
 # Example:
 # 
-# SlurmdSpoolDir=/tmp/slurmd	# default: "/var/spool/slurm"
+# SlurmdSpoolDir=/var/tmp/slurmd	# default: "/tmp/slurmd"
 
 
 #