--- epan/geoip_db.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) Index: wireshark-1.12.0/epan/geoip_db.c =================================================================== --- wireshark-1.12.0.orig/epan/geoip_db.c 2014-07-31 20:22:47.000000000 +0100 +++ wireshark-1.12.0/epan/geoip_db.c 2014-08-04 23:44:43.000000000 +0100 @@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ static void geoip_db_post_update_cb(void geoip_dat_scan_dir(geoip_db_paths[i].path); } } + if (num_geoip_db_paths < 1) { + geoip_dat_scan_dir("/var/lib/GeoIP"); + } /* add fake databases for latitude and longitude * (using "City" in reality) */