diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 15500d9..a150788 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- Makefile -*-
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -DSYSCONFDIR=\"${sysconfdir}\" ${LIBXMP_CFLAGS} \
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -DSYSCONFDIR=\"${sysconfdir}/${PACKAGE_NAME}\" ${LIBXMP_CFLAGS} \
               ${alsa_CFLAGS} ${pulseaudio_CFLAGS}
 AM_CFLAGS   = -Wall
 
diff --git a/src/read_config.c b/src/read_config.c
index 6e38c76..83c16be 100644
--- a/src/read_config.c
+++ b/src/read_config.c
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #include <sys/unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(SYSCONFDIR)
+#define SYSCONFDIR "."
+#endif
+
 static char driver[32];
 static char instrument_path[256];