--- subversion/libsvn_subr/config_impl.h.orig	2011-02-12 00:18:15.000000000 +1100
+++ subversion/libsvn_subr/config_impl.h	2012-02-21 21:07:53.000000000 +1100
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ svn_error_t *svn_config__parse_registry(
 #  define SVN_CONFIG__SYS_DIRECTORY   "subversion"
 #  define SVN_CONFIG__USR_DIRECTORY   "subversion"
 #else  /* ! WIN32 && ! __HAIKU__ */
-#  define SVN_CONFIG__SYS_DIRECTORY   "/etc/subversion"
+#  define SVN_CONFIG__SYS_DIRECTORY   "__PREFIX__/etc/subversion"
 #  define SVN_CONFIG__USR_DIRECTORY   ".subversion"
 #endif /* WIN32 */