Index: libgnucash/core-utils/gnc-path.c
--- libgnucash/core-utils/gnc-path.c.orig
+++ libgnucash/core-utils/gnc-path.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ gchar *gnc_path_get_pkgdocdir()
  * @returns A newly allocated string. */
 gchar *gnc_path_get_pkgsysconfdir()
 {
-    gchar *sysconfdir = gnc_gbr_find_etc_dir (SYSCONFDIR);
+    gchar *sysconfdir = gnc_gbr_find_etc_dir ("${SYSCONFDIR}");
     gchar *result = g_build_filename (sysconfdir, PROJECT_NAME, (char*)NULL);
     g_free (sysconfdir);
     //printf("Returning pkgsysconfdir %s\n", result);
