diff --git a/clients/lcdproc/machine_Linux.c b/clients/lcdproc/machine_Linux.c
index 7bb7266..a629674 100644
--- a/clients/lcdproc/machine_Linux.c
+++ b/clients/lcdproc/machine_Linux.c
@@ -259,11 +259,7 @@ machine_get_fs(mounts_type fs[], int *cnt)
	char line[256];
	int x = 0, err;

-#ifdef MTAB_FILE
-	mtab_fd = fopen(MTAB_FILE, "r");
-#else
-#error "Can't find your mounted filesystem table file."
-#endif
+	mtab_fd = fopen("/etc/mtab", "r");

	/* Get rid of old, unmounted filesystems... */
	memset(fs, 0, sizeof(mounts_type) * 256);