diff --git a/lib/libalpm/db.c b/lib/libalpm/db.c
index ddf06a89..9682afa9 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/db.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/db.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int db_create(char *root, char *dbpath, char *treename)
 		return(-1);
 	}
 
-	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s%s/local", root, dbpath);
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s%s/%s", root, dbpath);
 	if(_alpm_makepath(path) != 0) {
 		return(-1);
 	}