Index: run-solfege.py.in
--- run-solfege.py.in.orig
+++ run-solfege.py.in
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ from solfege import filesystem
 # solfege.py is not necessary here because this file is only used on
 # linux.
 
-if prefix == "/usr":
-    sysconf = "/etc/solfege"
-else:
-    sysconf = os.path.join(prefix, "etc", "solfege")
+sysconf = "${SYSCONFDIR}/solfege"
 
 from solfege import presetup
 presetup.presetup(os.path.join(prefix, "share", "solfege", "default.config"),