diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index db58e9059c..058a923b19 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ TARGET = retroarch
 
 OBJDIR := obj-unix
 
-ifeq ($(GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR),)
-   GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR = /etc
-endif
-
 OBJ :=
 LIBS :=
 DEFINES := -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DRARCH_INTERNAL -DHAVE_OVERLAY
diff --git a/qb/config.libs.sh b/qb/config.libs.sh
index 271d57d6af..d430a75bd9 100644
--- a/qb/config.libs.sh
+++ b/qb/config.libs.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ add_define_make NOUNUSED_VARIABLE "$HAVE_NOUNUSED_VARIABLE"
 
 [ -z "$CROSS_COMPILE" ] && [ -d /opt/local/lib ] && add_library_dirs /opt/local/lib
 
+[ "$GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR" ] || \
+{	case "$PREFIX" in
+		/usr*) GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR=/etc ;;
+		*) GLOBAL_CONFIG_DIR="$PREFIX"/etc ;;
+	esac
+}
+
 DYLIB=-ldl;
 CLIB=-lc
 PTHREADLIB=-lpthread