diff --git a/searchword.c b/searchword.c
index ed8d1f7..08ddb5b 100644
--- a/searchword.c
+++ b/searchword.c
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
+#ifndef PATH_MAX
+#define PATH_MAX 4096
+#endif
+
 #define LINE_BUF_SIZE 8192
 
 static const char *search_word;
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
         static char default_dir[PATH_MAX];
-        snprintf(default_dir, sizeof(default_dir), "%s/files", home);
+        snprintf(default_dir, sizeof(default_dir), "%s/", home);
         dir = default_dir;
     }
     if (argi < argc)