diff --git a/racket/src/configure b/racket/src/configure
index 31475b26c4..152d29f6d1 100755
--- a/racket/src/configure
+++ b/racket/src/configure
@@ -637,7 +637,9 @@ CGC
 MMM_CAP_INSTALLED
 MMM_INSTALLED
 MMM
+GUI_CONFIG_PATH
 CONFIG_PATH
+GUI_COLLECTS_PATH
 COLLECTS_PATH
 includepltdir
 etcpltdir
@@ -2970,6 +2972,9 @@ else
   INSTALL_ORIG_TREE=no
 fi
 
+GUI_COLLECTS_PATH="${COLLECTS_PATH}"
+GUI_CONFIG_PATH="${CONFIG_PATH}"
+
 ###### Make sure GRacket is really there ######
 
 if test "${enable_gracket}" = "yes" ; then
@@ -4635,7 +4640,9 @@ case "$host_os" in
     MZINSTALLBINDIR="${MZINSTALLBINDIR}/.."
     EXE_SUFFIX=".exe"
     COLLECTS_PATH="collects"
+    GUI_COLLECTS_PATH="../collects"
     CONFIG_PATH="etc"
+    GUI_CONFIG_PATH="../etc"
     skip_iconv_check=yes
     check_for_mprotect=no
 
@@ -6836,6 +6843,8 @@ LIBS="$LIBS $EXTRALIBS"
 
 
 
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/racket/src/gracket/Makefile.in b/racket/src/gracket/Makefile.in
index 2e6ce4e061..7bdf0793b8 100644
--- a/racket/src/gracket/Makefile.in
+++ b/racket/src/gracket/Makefile.in
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ install-wx_xt-cgc:
 	$(MAKE) @MRLIBINSTALL@-cgc-wx_xt
 	cd ..; $(ICP) gracket/gracket@CGC@ "$(DESTDIR)$(libpltdir)/$(GRACKET_NAME)@CGC_INSTALLED@@EXE_SUFFIX@"
 	cd ..; @STRIP_DEBUG@ "$(DESTDIR)$(libpltdir)/$(GRACKET_NAME)@CGC_INSTALLED@@EXE_SUFFIX@"
-	@RUN_RACKET_CGC@ $(SELF_RACKET_FLAGS) -cu "$(srcdir)/../racket/collects-path.rkt" @DIRCVTPRE@"$(DESTDIR)$(libpltdir)/$(GRACKET_NAME)@CGC_INSTALLED@@EXE_SUFFIX@"@DIRCVTPOST@ @COLLECTS_PATH@ @CONFIG_PATH@
+	@RUN_RACKET_CGC@ $(SELF_RACKET_FLAGS) -cu "$(srcdir)/../racket/collects-path.rkt" @DIRCVTPRE@"$(DESTDIR)$(libpltdir)/$(GRACKET_NAME)@CGC_INSTALLED@@EXE_SUFFIX@"@DIRCVTPOST@ @GUI_COLLECTS_PATH@ @GUI_CONFIG_PATH@
 
 install-wx_xt-cgc-final:
 	$(NOOP)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ install-wx_xt-3m:
 	$(MAKE) @MRLIBINSTALL@-3m-wx_xt
 	cd ..; $(ICP) gracket/gracket@MMM@ "$(DESTDIR)$(libpltdir)/$(GRACKET_NAME)@MMM_INSTALLED@@EXE_SUFFIX@"
 	cd ..; @STRIP_DEBUG@ "$(DESTDIR)$(libpltdir)/$(GRACKET_NAME)@MMM_INSTALLED@@EXE_SUFFIX@"
-	@RUN_RACKET_MMM@ $(SELF_RACKET_FLAGS) -cu "$(srcdir)/../racket/collects-path.rkt" @DIRCVTPRE@"$(DESTDIR)$(libpltdir)/$(GRACKET_NAME)@MMM_INSTALLED@@EXE_SUFFIX@"@DIRCVTPOST@ @COLLECTS_PATH@ @CONFIG_PATH@
+	@RUN_RACKET_MMM@ $(SELF_RACKET_FLAGS) -cu "$(srcdir)/../racket/collects-path.rkt" @DIRCVTPRE@"$(DESTDIR)$(libpltdir)/$(GRACKET_NAME)@MMM_INSTALLED@@EXE_SUFFIX@"@DIRCVTPOST@ @GUI_COLLECTS_PATH@ @GUI_CONFIG_PATH@
 
 install-wx_xt-3m-final:
 	$(NOOP)
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/configure.ac b/racket/src/racket/configure.ac
index 71ce6cdfe7..9d0e0d5a39 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/configure.ac
+++ b/racket/src/racket/configure.ac
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ else
   INSTALL_ORIG_TREE=no
 fi
 
+GUI_COLLECTS_PATH="${COLLECTS_PATH}"
+GUI_CONFIG_PATH="${CONFIG_PATH}"
+
 ###### Make sure GRacket is really there ######
 
 if test "${enable_gracket}" = "yes" ; then
@@ -766,7 +769,9 @@ case "$host_os" in
     MZINSTALLBINDIR="${MZINSTALLBINDIR}/.."
     EXE_SUFFIX=".exe"
     COLLECTS_PATH="collects"
+    GUI_COLLECTS_PATH="../collects"
     CONFIG_PATH="etc"
+    GUI_CONFIG_PATH="../etc"
     skip_iconv_check=yes
     check_for_mprotect=no
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STDINT_H,1,[Have stdint.h])
@@ -1741,7 +1746,9 @@ AC_SUBST(etcpltdir)
 AC_SUBST(includepltdir)
 AC_SUBST(docdir)
 AC_SUBST(COLLECTS_PATH)
+AC_SUBST(GUI_COLLECTS_PATH)
 AC_SUBST(CONFIG_PATH)
+AC_SUBST(GUI_CONFIG_PATH)
 
 AC_SUBST(MMM)
 AC_SUBST(MMM_INSTALLED)