--- a/CMakeLists.txt	2012-12-05 10:22:51.000000000 -0800
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt	2012-12-05 10:24:15.000000000 -0800
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@
   SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage")
   SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG} -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -lgcov")
 ENDIF()
+IF(SYSCONFDIR)
+  SET(DEFAULT_SYSCONFDIR "${SYSCONFDIR}")
+ENDIF()
 
 MY_CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG(-ggdb3 HAVE_GGDB3)
 IF(HAVE_GGDB3)
