diff --git a/iprlib.c b/iprlib.c
index 7de9c6b..3ea0795 100644
--- a/iprlib.c
+++ b/iprlib.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   */
 
 /*
- * $Header: /cvsroot/iprdd/iprutils/iprlib.c,v 1.82 2005/12/14 22:29:10 brking Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/iprdd/iprutils/iprlib.c,v 1.83 2005/12/15 02:10:07 brking Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef iprlib_h
@@ -4154,8 +4154,12 @@ static int ipr_get_hotplug_dir()
 	file = fopen(FIRMWARE_HOTPLUG_CONFIG_FILE, "r");
 
 	if (!file) {
-		syslog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to open %s. %m\n", FIRMWARE_HOTPLUG_CONFIG_FILE);
-		return -EIO;
+		hotplug_dir = realloc(hotplug_dir, strlen(FIRMWARE_HOTPLUG_DEFAULT_DIR) + 1);
+		if (!hotplug_dir)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		strcpy(hotplug_dir, FIRMWARE_HOTPLUG_DEFAULT_DIR);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	clearerr(file);
diff --git a/iprlib.h b/iprlib.h
index 5302694..957459f 100644
--- a/iprlib.h
+++ b/iprlib.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * $Header: /cvsroot/iprdd/iprutils/iprlib.h,v 1.68 2005/12/07 23:27:52 brking Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/iprdd/iprutils/iprlib.h,v 1.69 2005/12/15 02:10:07 brking Exp $
  */
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 
 #define FIRMWARE_HOTPLUG_DIR_TAG "FIRMWARE_DIR"
 #define FIRMWARE_HOTPLUG_CONFIG_FILE "/etc/hotplug/firmware.agent"
+#define FIRMWARE_HOTPLUG_DEFAULT_DIR LINUX_UCODE_BASE_DIR
 
 #define IOCTL_BUFFER_SIZE                    512
 #define IPR_MAX_NUM_BUSES                    4