diff --git a/racket/src/gracket/Makefile.in b/racket/src/gracket/Makefile.in
index 97cebdc52f..7d1444f8cb 100644
--- a/racket/src/gracket/Makefile.in
+++ b/racket/src/gracket/Makefile.in
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ linux-static:
 	$(MAKE) gracket MRSTATIC=--static LDNONSTATICLIBS='-ldl'
 
 DEF_COLLECTS_DIR = -DINITIAL_COLLECTS_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../../lib/collects; @PWD@`"'"'
-DEF_CONFIG_DIR = -DINITIAL_CONFIG_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../../etc; @PWD@`"'"'
+DEF_CONFIG_DIR = -DINITIAL_CONFIG_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../..; @PWD@`/etc"'"'
 DEF_C_DIRS = $(DEF_COLLECTS_DIR) $(DEF_CONFIG_DIR)
 
 grmain.@LTO@ :  $(srcdir)/grmain.c $(srcdir)/../racket/main.c \
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/Makefile.in b/racket/src/racket/Makefile.in
index 37903e2279..7e23ef2293 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/Makefile.in
+++ b/racket/src/racket/Makefile.in
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ racket.multiboot : libracket.@LIBSFX@ libmzgc.@LIBSFX@ main.@LTO@
 # ----------------------------------------
 
 DEF_COLLECTS_DIR = -DINITIAL_COLLECTS_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../../lib/collects; @PWD@`"'"'
-DEF_CONFIG_DIR = -DINITIAL_CONFIG_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../../etc; @PWD@`"'"'
+DEF_CONFIG_DIR = -DINITIAL_CONFIG_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../..; @PWD@`/etc"'"'
 DEF_C_DIRS = $(DEF_COLLECTS_DIR) $(DEF_CONFIG_DIR)
 
 main.@LTO@: $(srcdir)/main.c $(srcdir)/include/scheme.h $(srcdir)/sconfig.h $(srcdir)/src/stypes.h $(srcdir)/cmdline.inc $(srcdir)/parse_cmdl.inc $(srcdir)/oskglue.inc