Index: bin/validate-storage-schemas.py
--- bin/validate-storage-schemas.py.orig
+++ bin/validate-storage-schemas.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if len(sys.argv) == 2:
   SCHEMAS_FILE = sys.argv[1]
   print("Loading storage-schemas configuration from: '%s'" % SCHEMAS_FILE)
 else:
-  SCHEMAS_FILE = realpath(join(dirname(__file__), '..', 'conf', 'storage-schemas.conf'))
+  SCHEMAS_FILE = '${SYSCONFDIR}/graphite/storage-schemas.conf'
   print("Loading storage-schemas configuration from default location at: '%s'" % SCHEMAS_FILE)
 
 config_parser = ConfigParser()