diff --git a/conf/vanilla/autoload_configs/spandsp.conf.xml b/conf/vanilla/autoload_configs/spandsp.conf.xml
index f70416bc66..0241c1f4d1 100644
--- a/conf/vanilla/autoload_configs/spandsp.conf.xml
+++ b/conf/vanilla/autoload_configs/spandsp.conf.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 -->
       <param name="total-modems" value="0"/>
+      <!-- Change the directory of the devices created from /dev. Needed if FS runs as non-root -->
+      <!-- <param name="directory" value="/dev/FS"/> -->
 
       <!-- Default context and dialplan to use on inbound calls from the modems -->
       <param name="context" value="default"/>
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/conf/autoload_configs/spandsp.conf.xml b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/conf/autoload_configs/spandsp.conf.xml
index 24ef4ed26d..da5d2f3fe9 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/conf/autoload_configs/spandsp.conf.xml
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_spandsp/conf/autoload_configs/spandsp.conf.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 -->
       <param name="total-modems" value="0"/>
+      <!-- Change the directory of the devices created from /dev. Needed if FS runs as non-root -->
+      <!-- <param name="directory" value="/dev/FS"/> -->
 
       <!-- Default context and dialplan to use on inbound calls from the modems -->
       <param name="context" value="default"/>