--- a/src/libkeymap/analyze.l
+++ b/src/libkeymap/analyze.l
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ stack_pop(struct lk_ctx *ctx, void *scan
 static const char *const include_dirpath0[] = { "", 0 };
 static const char *const include_dirpath1[] = { "", "../include/", "../../include/", 0 };
 static const char *const include_dirpath3[] = {
+ 	"/etc/kbd/" KEYMAPDIR "/include/",
+ 	"/etc/kbd/" KEYMAPDIR "/i386/include/",
+ 	"/etc/kbd/" KEYMAPDIR "/mac/include/",
 	DATADIR "/" KEYMAPDIR "/include/",
 	DATADIR "/" KEYMAPDIR "/i386/include/",
 	DATADIR "/" KEYMAPDIR "/mac/include/", 0
--- a/src/loadkeys.c
+++ b/src/loadkeys.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "keymap.h"
 
 static const char *progname         = NULL;
-static const char *const dirpath1[] = { "", DATADIR "/" KEYMAPDIR "/**", KERNDIR "/", 0 };
+static const char *const dirpath1[] = { "", "/etc/kbd/" KEYMAPDIR "/**", DATADIR "/" KEYMAPDIR "/**", 0 };
 static const char *const suffixes[] = { "", ".kmap", ".map", 0 };
 
 static void __attribute__((noreturn))
--- a/src/loadunimap.c
+++ b/src/loadunimap.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 extern char *progname;
 extern int force;
 
-static const char *const unidirpath[]  = { "", DATADIR "/" UNIMAPDIR "/", 0 };
+static const char *const unidirpath[]  = { "", "/etc/kbd/" UNIMAPDIR "/", DATADIR "/" UNIMAPDIR "/", 0 };
 static const char *const unisuffixes[] = { "", ".uni", ".sfm", 0 };
 
 #ifdef MAIN
--- a/src/mapscrn.c
+++ b/src/mapscrn.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void loadnewmap(int fd, char *mfil);
 static int ctoi(char *);
 
 /* search for the map file in these directories (with trailing /) */
-static const char *const mapdirpath[]  = { "", DATADIR "/" TRANSDIR "/", 0 };
+static const char *const mapdirpath[]  = { "", "/etc/kbd/" TRANSDIR "/", DATADIR "/" TRANSDIR "/", 0 };
 static const char *const mapsuffixes[] = { "", ".trans", "_to_uni.trans", ".acm", 0 };
 
 #ifdef MAIN
--- a/src/resizecons.c
+++ b/src/resizecons.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int vga_get_fontheight(void);
 static void vga_set_cursor(int, int);
 static void vga_set_verticaldisplayend_lowbyte(int);
 
-const char *const dirpath[]  = { "", DATADIR "/" VIDEOMODEDIR "/", 0 };
+const char *const dirpath[]  = { "", "/etc/kbd/" VIDEOMODEDIR "/", DATADIR "/" VIDEOMODEDIR "/", 0};
 const char *const suffixes[] = { "", 0 };
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
--- a/src/setfont.c
+++ b/src/setfont.c
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ int force   = 0;
 int debug   = 0;
 
 /* search for the font in these directories (with trailing /) */
-const char *const fontdirpath[]  = { "", DATADIR "/" FONTDIR "/", 0 };
+const char *const fontdirpath[]  = { "", "/etc/kbd/" FONTDIR "/", DATADIR "/" FONTDIR "/", 0 };
 const char *const fontsuffixes[] = { "", ".psfu", ".psf", ".cp", ".fnt", 0 };
 /* hide partial fonts a bit - loading a single one is a bad idea */
-const char *const partfontdirpath[]  = { "", DATADIR "/" FONTDIR "/" PARTIALDIR "/", 0 };
+const char *const partfontdirpath[]  = { "", "/etc/kbd/" FONTDIR "/" PARTIALDIR "/", DATADIR "/" FONTDIR "/" PARTIALDIR "/", 0 };
 const char *const partfontsuffixes[] = { "", 0 };
 
 static inline int