diff --git a/racket/src/gracket/gc2/Makefile.in b/racket/src/gracket/gc2/Makefile.in
index fc09b5e31e..5195cfb91c 100644
--- a/racket/src/gracket/gc2/Makefile.in
+++ b/racket/src/gracket/gc2/Makefile.in
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ XFORMDEP = $(srcdir)/../../racket/gc2/xform.rkt $(srcdir)/../../racket/gc2/xform
 GRACKETLDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -L../../racket
 
 DEF_COLLECTS_DIR = +D INITIAL_COLLECTS_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../../../lib/collects; @PWD@`"'"'
-DEF_CONFIG_DIR = +D INITIAL_CONFIG_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../../../etc; @PWD@`"'"'
+DEF_CONFIG_DIR = +D INITIAL_CONFIG_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../../..; @PWD@`/etc"'"'
 DEF_C_DIRS = $(DEF_COLLECTS_DIR) $(DEF_CONFIG_DIR)
 
 XFORMWP = $(XFORM)
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/gc2/Makefile.in b/racket/src/racket/gc2/Makefile.in
index 98822a94bf..7b09857ac6 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/gc2/Makefile.in
+++ b/racket/src/racket/gc2/Makefile.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ LIBFFI_INCLUDE_OFF =
 ARLIBFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@ $(LIBS)
 
 DEF_COLLECTS_DIR = +D INITIAL_COLLECTS_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../../../lib/collects; @PWD@`"'"'
-DEF_CONFIG_DIR = +D INITIAL_CONFIG_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../../../etc; @PWD@`"'"'
+DEF_CONFIG_DIR = +D INITIAL_CONFIG_DIRECTORY='"'"`cd $(srcdir)/../../..; @PWD@`/etc"'"'
 DEF_C_DIRS = $(DEF_COLLECTS_DIR) $(DEF_CONFIG_DIR)
 
 # See ../../Makefile about RUN_RACKET_CGC, which