diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 369f597dc..dcaaa2559 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ my $openssldir="";
 my $exe_ext="";
 my $install_prefix= "$ENV{'INSTALL_PREFIX'}";
 my $cross_compile_prefix="";
-my $fipsdir="/usr/local/ssl/fips-2.0/";
+my $fipsdir="/usr/local/ssl/fips-2.0";
 my $fipslibdir="";
 my $baseaddr="0xFB00000";
 my $no_threads=0;