diff --git a/fs/semaphore/Kconfig b/fs/semaphore/Kconfig
index cd84e6394e..8e58d65bdb 100644
--- a/fs/semaphore/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/semaphore/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if FS_NAMED_SEMAPHORES
 
 config FS_NAMED_SEMAPHORES_VFS_PATH
 	string "Path to semaphore storage"
-	default "/var/lock"
+	default "/var/sem"
 	---help---
 		The path to where named semaphores will exist in the VFS namespace.