diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ff1dd6e..8c59449 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ parser_bison.o scanner.o: AM_CFLAGS += -Wno-missing-prototypes -Wno-missing-decl
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = parser_bison.h
 
-ct.o: AM_CFLAGS += -DCONNLABEL_PATH="\"${sysconfdir}/\""
-
 nft_SOURCES =	main.c				\
 		rule.c				\
 		statement.c			\
diff --git a/src/ct.c b/src/ct.c
index e974307..f383f29 100644
--- a/src/ct.c
+++ b/src/ct.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <utils.h>
 #include <statement.h>
 
-#define CONNLABEL_CONF	CONNLABEL_PATH "connlabel.conf"
+#define CONNLABEL_CONF	DEFAULT_INCLUDE_PATH "connlabel.conf"
 
 static const struct symbol_table ct_state_tbl = {
 	.symbols	= {
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ static struct error_record *ct_label_type_parse(const struct expr *sym,
 
 	dtype = sym->dtype;
 	if (s->identifier == NULL)
-		return error(&sym->location, "%s: could not parse %s \"%s\"", CONNLABEL_CONF,
-			     dtype->desc, sym->identifier);
+		return error(&sym->location, "%s: could not parse %s \"%s\"",
+			     CONNLABEL_CONF, dtype->desc, sym->identifier);
 
 	if (s->value >= CT_LABEL_BIT_SIZE)
 		return error(&sym->location, "%s: out of range (%u max)",