diff --git a/pastebinit b/pastebinit
index 4e5f9ce..fe06bd3 100755
--- a/pastebinit
+++ b/pastebinit
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ try:
         # Files found later override files found earlier.
         pastebind = {}
         confdirs = []
-        for confdir in ['/usr/share', '/usr/local/share'] \
+        for confdir in ['@etc@', '/usr/share', '/usr/local/share'] \
                 + list(reversed(os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_DIRS', '').split(':'))) \
                 + list(reversed(os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_DIRS', '').split(':'))) \
                 + ['/etc', '/usr/local/etc',