diff --git a/conda/__init__.py b/conda/__init__.py
index 923ccde..2b64a72 100644
--- a/conda/__init__.py
+++ b/conda/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ __summary__ = __doc__
 __url__ = "https://github.com/conda/conda"
 
 if os.getenv("CONDA_ROOT") is None:
-    os.environ["CONDA_ROOT"] = sys.prefix
+    os.environ["CONDA_ROOT"] = '/usr/share/conda'
 
 #: The conda package directory.
 CONDA_PACKAGE_ROOT = abspath(dirname(__file__))