--- a/man/minicom.1
+++ b/man/minicom.1
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 .TP 0.5i
 .B D - Script program
 Which program to use as the script interpreter. Defaults to the
-program "runscript", but if you want to use something else (eg,
+program "/usr/bin/runscript", but if you want to use something else (eg,
 /bin/sh or "expect") it is possible.  Stdin and stdout are connected
 to the modem, stderr to the screen.
 .RS 0.5i
--- a/man/runscript.1
+++ b/man/runscript.1
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 .\" for conditions under which this file may be redistributed.
 .TH RUNSCRIPT 1 "$Date: 2007-10-07 18:13:51 $" "User's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-runscript \- script interpreter for minicom
+/usr/bin/runscript \- script interpreter for minicom
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B runscript
 .RI "scriptname [logfile [homedir]]"
--- a/src/rwconf.c
+++ b/src/rwconf.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
   { N_("No"),		0,  "kermreal" },
   { "3",		0,   "colusage" },
   /* The script program */
-  { "runscript",	0,   "scriptprog" },
+  { "/usr/bin/runscript",	0,   "scriptprog" },
   /* Modem parameters */
   { "",                 0,   "minit" },
   { "",                 0,   "mreset" },
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
   int matched;
 
   if (conftype == CONFIG_GLOBAL)
-    strcpy(P_SCRIPTPROG, "runscript");
+    strcpy(P_SCRIPTPROG, "/usr/bin/runscript");
 
   line = malloc(line_size);
   if (!line) {