diff --git a/debian/patches/0002-Hand-over-SYSCONFDIR-via-CPPFLAGS.patch b/debian/patches/0002-Hand-over-SYSCONFDIR-via-CPPFLAGS.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bfde92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0002-Hand-over-SYSCONFDIR-via-CPPFLAGS.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+From: Willi Mann <willi@wm1.at>
+Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:21:46 +0100
+Subject: Hand over SYSCONFDIR via CPPFLAGS
+
+---
+ src/Makefile.am |    2 ++
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
+index d6017b3..4930a97 100644
+--- a/src/Makefile.am
++++ b/src/Makefile.am
+@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
+ 
+ bin_PROGRAMS = unrtf
+ 
++AM_CPPFLAGS = -DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)\"
++
+ unrtf_SOURCES = attr.c attr.h         \
+ 		convert.c convert.h   \
+ 		defs.h 		      \
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 79cd61c..4b4541c 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 0001-Fix-manpage-section-specification.patch
+0002-Hand-over-SYSCONFDIR-via-CPPFLAGS.patch