diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
index 05356550..aac0ce3e 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "play_wav_cmdline": "paplay %1",
   "play_mp3_cmdline": "mpg123 %1",
-  "ipc_path": "/ramdisk/mycroft/ipc/",
+  "ipc_path": "/dev/shm/mycroft/ipc/",
   "enclosure": {
     "platform": "OpenVoiceOS",
     "ntp_sync_on_boot": false