diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d23ae95..aa3247f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ distributed with Wget.
 
 ** Compiles on pre-ANSI compilers.
 
-** Global wgetrc now goes to /usr/local/etc (i.e. $sysconfdir).
+** Global wgetrc now goes to /etc (i.e. $sysconfdir).
 
 ** Lots of bugfixes.
 
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ Emacs, standalone info, or converted to HTML, dvi or postscript.
 ** Fixed a long-standing bug, so that Wget now works over SLIP
 connections.
 
-** You can have a system-wide wgetrc (/usr/local/lib/wgetrc by
+** You can have a system-wide wgetrc (/etc/wgetrc by
 default). Settings in $HOME/.wgetrc override the global ones, of
 course :-)
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index 692e1c6..38231c9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ for socks.
 
 Most of the features are configurable, either through command-line
 options, or via initialization file .wgetrc.  Wget allows you to
-install a global startup file (/usr/local/etc/wgetrc by default) for
+install a global startup file (/etc/wgetrc by default) for
 site settings.
 
 Wget works under almost all Unix variants in use today and, unlike
diff --git a/doc/sample.wgetrc b/doc/sample.wgetrc
index c0d0779..9a73ada 100644
--- a/doc/sample.wgetrc
+++ b/doc/sample.wgetrc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ## Or online here:
 ##   https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#Startup-File
 ##
-## Wget initialization file can reside in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc
+## Wget initialization file can reside in /etc/wgetrc
 ## (global, for all users) or $HOME/.wgetrc (for a single user).
 ##
 ## To use the settings in this file, you will have to uncomment them,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 
 ##
-## Global settings (useful for setting up in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc).
+## Global settings (useful for setting up in /etc/wgetrc).
 ## Think well before you change them, since they may reduce wget's
 ## functionality, and make it behave contrary to the documentation:
 ##
diff --git a/doc/sample.wgetrc.munged_for_texi_inclusion b/doc/sample.wgetrc.munged_for_texi_inclusion
index 3c7f2f4..521ef16 100644
--- a/doc/sample.wgetrc.munged_for_texi_inclusion
+++ b/doc/sample.wgetrc.munged_for_texi_inclusion
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ## Or online here:
 ##   https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#Startup-File
 ##
-## Wget initialization file can reside in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc
+## Wget initialization file can reside in /etc/wgetrc
 ## (global, for all users) or $HOME/.wgetrc (for a single user).
 ##
 ## To use the settings in this file, you will have to uncomment them,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 
 ##
-## Global settings (useful for setting up in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc).
+## Global settings (useful for setting up in /etc/wgetrc).
 ## Think well before you change them, since they may reduce wget's
 ## functionality, and make it behave contrary to the documentation:
 ##
diff --git a/doc/wget.info b/doc/wget.info
index 40ce0d4..89c6652 100644
--- a/doc/wget.info
+++ b/doc/wget.info
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ retrieval through HTTP proxies.
    • Most of the features are fully configurable, either through command
      line options, or via the initialization file ‘.wgetrc’ (*note
      Startup File::).  Wget allows you to define “global” startup files
-     (‘/usr/local/etc/wgetrc’ by default) for site settings.  You can
+     (‘/etc/wgetrc’ by default) for site settings.  You can
      also specify the location of a startup file with the –config
      option.  To disable the reading of config files, use –no-config.
      If both –config and –no-config are given, –no-config is ignored.
@@ -2825,8 +2825,8 @@ File: wget.info,  Node: Wgetrc Location,  Next: Wgetrc Syntax,  Prev: Startup Fi
 ===================
 
 When initializing, Wget will look for a “global” startup file,
-‘/usr/local/etc/wgetrc’ by default (or some prefix other than
-‘/usr/local’, if Wget was not installed there) and read commands from
+‘/etc/wgetrc’ by default (or some prefix other than
+‘/etc’, if Wget was not installed there) and read commands from
 there, if it exists.
 
    Then it will look for the user’s file.  If the environmental variable
@@ -2837,7 +2837,7 @@ further attempts will be made.
 
    The fact that user’s settings are loaded after the system-wide ones
 means that in case of collision user’s wgetrc _overrides_ the
-system-wide wgetrc (in ‘/usr/local/etc/wgetrc’ by default).  Fascist
+system-wide wgetrc (in ‘/etc/wgetrc’ by default).  Fascist
 admins, away!
 
 
@@ -3380,7 +3380,7 @@ its line.
      ## Or online here:
      ##   https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#Startup-File
      ##
-     ## Wget initialization file can reside in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc
+     ## Wget initialization file can reside in /etc/wgetrc
      ## (global, for all users) or $HOME/.wgetrc (for a single user).
      ##
      ## To use the settings in this file, you will have to uncomment them,
@@ -3392,7 +3392,7 @@ its line.
 
 
      ##
-     ## Global settings (useful for setting up in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc).
+     ## Global settings (useful for setting up in /etc/wgetrc).
      ## Think well before you change them, since they may reduce wget's
      ## functionality, and make it behave contrary to the documentation:
      ##
diff --git a/doc/wget.texi b/doc/wget.texi
index eaf6b38..608d008 100644
--- a/doc/wget.texi
+++ b/doc/wget.texi
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ gauge can be customized to your preferences.
 Most of the features are fully configurable, either through command line
 options, or via the initialization file @file{.wgetrc} (@pxref{Startup
 File}).  Wget allows you to define @dfn{global} startup files
-(@file{/usr/local/etc/wgetrc} by default) for site settings. You can also
+(@file{/etc/wgetrc} by default) for site settings. You can also
 specify the location of a startup file with the --config option.
 To disable the reading of config files, use --no-config.
 If both --config and --no-config are given, --no-config is ignored.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ If both --config and --no-config are given, --no-config is ignored.
 @ignore
 @c man begin FILES
 @table @samp
-@item /usr/local/etc/wgetrc
+@item /etc/wgetrc
 Default location of the @dfn{global} startup file.
 
 @item .wgetrc
@@ -3154,8 +3154,8 @@ commands.
 @cindex location of wgetrc
 
 When initializing, Wget will look for a @dfn{global} startup file,
-@file{/usr/local/etc/wgetrc} by default (or some prefix other than
-@file{/usr/local}, if Wget was not installed there) and read commands
+@file{/etc/wgetrc} by default (or some prefix other than
+@file{/etc}, if Wget was not installed there) and read commands
 from there, if it exists.
 
 Then it will look for the user's file.  If the environmental variable
@@ -3166,7 +3166,7 @@ If @code{WGETRC} is not set, Wget will try to load @file{$HOME/.wgetrc}.
 
 The fact that user's settings are loaded after the system-wide ones
 means that in case of collision user's wgetrc @emph{overrides} the
-system-wide wgetrc (in @file{/usr/local/etc/wgetrc} by default).
+system-wide wgetrc (in @file{/etc/wgetrc} by default).
 Fascist admins, away!
 
 @node Wgetrc Syntax, Wgetrc Commands, Wgetrc Location, Startup File