diff --git a/smartmontools.sysconf b/smartmontools.sysconf
index 7d57029..539e1cd 100644
--- a/smartmontools.sysconf
+++ b/smartmontools.sysconf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # command line options for smartd
-# Add -s /var/lib/smartmontools to enable state persistence
+# Add -s /var/lib/smartmontools/ to enable state persistence
 smartd_opts="-q never"
 
 # autogenerated config file options