diff --git a/server/shadow/shadow_server.c b/server/shadow/shadow_server.c
index bc72637fd..063c72f85 100644
--- a/server/shadow/shadow_server.c
+++ b/server/shadow/shadow_server.c
@@ -66,12 +66,13 @@ static int shadow_server_print_command_line_help(int argc, char** argv,
 	if ((argc < 1) || !largs || !argv)
 		return -1;
 
+	char* path = winpr_GetConfigFilePath(TRUE, "SAM");
 	printf("Usage: %s [options]\n", argv[0]);
 	printf("\n");
 	printf("Notes: By default NLA security is active.\n");
 	printf("\tIn this mode a SAM database is required.\n");
 	printf("\tProvide one with /sam-file:<file with path>\n");
-	printf("\telse the default path /etc/winpr/SAM is used.\n");
+	printf("\telse the default path %s is used.\n", path);
 	printf("\tIf there is no existing SAM file authentication for all users will fail.\n");
 	printf(
 	    "\n\tIf authentication against PAM is desired, start with -sec-nla (requires compiled in "
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ static int shadow_server_print_command_line_help(int argc, char** argv,
 	printf("    /option:<value> (specifies option with value)\n");
 	printf("    +toggle -toggle (enables or disables toggle, where '/' is a synonym of '+')\n");
 	printf("\n");
+	free(path);
+
 	arg = largs;
 
 	do
diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/sam.c b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/sam.c
index f737dcd85..825fb9258 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/sam.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/sam.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <winpr/config.h>
+#include <winpr/path.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -35,11 +36,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#define WINPR_SAM_FILE "C:\\SAM"
-#else
-#define WINPR_SAM_FILE "/etc/winpr/SAM"
-#endif
 #define TAG WINPR_TAG("utils")
 
 struct winpr_sam
@@ -95,9 +91,13 @@ WINPR_SAM* SamOpen(const char* filename, BOOL readOnly)
 {
 	FILE* fp = NULL;
 	WINPR_SAM* sam = NULL;
+	char* allocatedFileName = NULL;
 
 	if (!filename)
-		filename = WINPR_SAM_FILE;
+	{
+		allocatedFileName = winpr_GetConfigFilePath(TRUE, "SAM");
+		filename = allocatedFileName;
+	}
 
 	if (readOnly)
 		fp = winpr_fopen(filename, "r");
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ WINPR_SAM* SamOpen(const char* filename, BOOL readOnly)
 		if (!fp)
 			fp = winpr_fopen(filename, "w+");
 	}
+	free(allocatedFileName);
 
 	if (fp)
 	{