diff --git a/chrome/browser/first_run/first_run_internal_linux.cc b/chrome/browser/first_run/first_run_internal_linux.cc
index 33fd57901..989069437 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/first_run/first_run_internal_linux.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/first_run/first_run_internal_linux.cc
@@ -20,12 +20,9 @@ bool IsOrganicFirstRun() {
 
 base::FilePath InitialPrefsPath() {
   // The standard location of the initial prefs is next to the chrome binary.
+  // ...but we patch it to use /etc/chromium
   base::FilePath dir_exe;
-  if (!base::PathService::Get(base::DIR_EXE, &dir_exe)) {
-    return base::FilePath();
-  }
-
-  return installer::InitialPreferences::Path(dir_exe);
+  dir_exe = base::FilePath("/etc/chromium");
 }
 
 }  // namespace internal