diff --git a/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/setting-up-an-external-zookeeper-ensemble.adoc b/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/setting-up-an-external-zookeeper-ensemble.adoc
index d82ac29c5e6..a5dab0ef396 100644
--- a/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/setting-up-an-external-zookeeper-ensemble.adoc
+++ b/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/setting-up-an-external-zookeeper-ensemble.adoc
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ The `<ZOOKEEPER_HOME>/conf/zoo2.cfg` file should have the content:
 [source,bash]
 ----
 tickTime=2000
-dataDir=c:/sw/zookeeperdata/2
+dataDir=/var/lib/zookeeperdata/2
 clientPort=2182
 initLimit=5
 syncLimit=2
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ You'll also need to create `<ZOOKEEPER_HOME>/conf/zoo3.cfg`:
 [source,bash]
 ----
 tickTime=2000
-dataDir=c:/sw/zookeeperdata/3
+dataDir=/var/lib/zookeeperdata/3
 clientPort=2183
 initLimit=5
 syncLimit=2