diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22f7d7d0ad06d34127a03db2cd9a12cd454273fc..0e3b87463ddb96aba54551c7d789b1c28b8d8624 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Variables
     * contains the general path for applications without final path separator
     * must be set in defaults/main.yml of each system role 
   * examples:
-    * Linux: system_app_root: ""
+    * Linux: system_app_root: "/usr"
     * FreeBSD: system_app_root: "/usr/local"
     * OpenBSD: system_app_root: "/usr/local"
     * NetBSD: system_app_root: "/usr/pkg"