diff --git a/vars/default_vars.yml b/vars/default_vars.yml
index 4e8b9f2bc..89bae515c 100644
--- a/vars/default_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/default_vars.yml
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ nginx_install: True
 nginx_enabled: True
 nginx_port: 80
 nginx_interface: 0.0.0.0
-nginx_conf_dir: /etc/nginx/conf.d
+nginx_dir: /etc/nginx
+nginx_conf_dir: "{{ nginx_dir }}/conf.d"
 nginx_log_dir: /var/log/nginx
 # SEE BELOW: nginx_high_php_limits, apache_allow_sudo