diff --git a/Modules/getpath.c b/Modules/getpath.c
index 8eba730..78bfaf9 100644
--- a/Modules/getpath.c
+++ b/Modules/getpath.c
@@ -97,19 +97,19 @@
 
 
 #ifndef VERSION
-#if defined(__VMS)
-#define VERSION "2_1"
-#else
 #define VERSION "2.1"
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #ifndef VPATH
 #define VPATH "."
 #endif
 
 #ifndef PREFIX
-#define PREFIX "/usr/local"
+#  ifdef __VMS
+#    define PREFIX ""
+#  else
+#    define PREFIX "/usr/local"
+#  endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef EXEC_PREFIX