diff --git a/misc/README.md b/misc/README.md
index 16abf044180..28511d3fc25 100644
--- a/misc/README.md
+++ b/misc/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Description=IPFS daemon
 
 [Service]
 # Environment="IPFS_PATH=/data/ipfs"  # optional path to ipfs init directory if not default ($HOME/.ipfs)
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/ipfs daemon
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ipfs daemon
 Restart=on-failure
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/misc/systemd/ipfs-hardened.service b/misc/systemd/ipfs-hardened.service
index 261b82e2a06..785a5982906 100644
--- a/misc/systemd/ipfs-hardened.service
+++ b/misc/systemd/ipfs-hardened.service
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # To overwrite a variable, like ExecStart you have to specify it once
 # blank and a second time with a new value, like:
 # ExecStart=
-# ExecStart=/usr/bin/ipfs daemon --flag1 --flag2
+# ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ipfs daemon --flag1 --flag2
 #
 # For more info about custom unit files see systemd.unit(5).
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ User=ipfs
 Group=ipfs
 StateDirectory=ipfs
 Environment=IPFS_PATH="${HOME}"
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/ipfs daemon --init --migrate
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ipfs daemon --init --migrate
 Restart=on-failure
 KillSignal=SIGINT
 
diff --git a/misc/systemd/ipfs.service b/misc/systemd/ipfs.service
index 0051dffdd63..ab074e22ef1 100644
--- a/misc/systemd/ipfs.service
+++ b/misc/systemd/ipfs.service
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # To overwrite a variable, like ExecStart you have to specify it once
 # blank and a second time with a new value, like:
 # ExecStart=
-# ExecStart=/usr/bin/ipfs daemon --flag1 --flag2
+# ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ipfs daemon --flag1 --flag2
 #
 # For more info about custom unit files see systemd.unit(5).
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ User=ipfs
 Group=ipfs
 StateDirectory=ipfs
 Environment=IPFS_PATH="${HOME}"
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/ipfs daemon --init --migrate
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ipfs daemon --init --migrate
 Restart=on-failure
 KillSignal=SIGINT