diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_patch_search_path.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_patch_search_path.cc
index 88776dc0c4..ccad1de466 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_patch_search_path.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_patch_search_path.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace ARDOUR {
 SearchPath
 midi_patch_search_path ()
 {
-	SearchPath spath (ardour_config_search_path());
+	SearchPath spath (ardour_data_search_path());
 	spath.add_subdirectory_to_paths(midi_patch_dir_name);
 
 	bool midi_patch_path_defined = false;