diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index a3cdb21d94..bee9169d9d 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ set -e
 #######################################################################
 
 # Bootstrap config file - first try
-gitlab_debian_conf_example=/usr/share/doc/gitlab/gitlab-debian.conf.example
+gitlab_debian_conf_example=/usr/lib/gitlab/templates/gitlab-debian.conf.example
 export $(cat ${gitlab_debian_conf_example})
 # second try
 test -f ${gitlab_debian_conf_private} || \