diff --git a/init.d/rc-enabled.in b/init.d/rc-enabled.in
index 9801203b..f222e6ad 100644
--- a/init.d/rc-enabled.in
+++ b/init.d/rc-enabled.in
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ start()
 		done
 
 		# If we have an init script for this service, continue
-		[ -x @SYSCONFDIR@/init.d/"${service}" ] && continue
-		[ -x @PKG_PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/init.d/"${service}" ] && continue
-		[ -x @LOCAL_PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/init.d/"${service}" ] && continue
+		rc-service --list | grep -q "${service}" && continue
 
 		# Ensure that the users rc.conf will start us - ignore the defaults
 		eval enabled=\$${svc##*/}_enable
diff --git a/sh/gendepends.sh.in b/sh/gendepends.sh.in
index 8ab50ad2..806c79bb 100644
--- a/sh/gendepends.sh.in
+++ b/sh/gendepends.sh.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright 2007-2008 Roy Marples <roy@marples.name>
 # All rights reserved. Released under the 2-clause BSD license.
 
-. @PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/init.d/functions.sh
+. @SYSCONFDIR@/init.d/functions.sh
 
 config() {
 	[ -n "$*" ] && echo "${RC_SVCNAME} config $*" >&3
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ depend() {
 
 _done_dirs=
 for _dir in \
-@PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/init.d \
-@PKG_PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/init.d \
-@LOCAL_PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/init.d
+@SYSCONFDIR@/init.d \
+@PKG_PREFIX@/etc/init.d \
+@LOCAL_PREFIX@/etc/init.d
 do
 	[ -d "${_dir}" ] || continue
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ do
 			. "${_dir}/../conf.d/${RC_SVCNAME}"
 		fi
 
-		[ -e @PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf ] && . @PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf
+		[ -e @SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf ] && . @SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf
 
 		if . "${_dir}/${RC_SVCNAME}"; then
 			echo "${RC_SVCNAME}" >&3
diff --git a/sh/runscript.sh.in b/sh/runscript.sh.in
index 51777fae..4492888b 100644
--- a/sh/runscript.sh.in
+++ b/sh/runscript.sh.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright 2007-2008 Roy Marples <roy@marples.name>
 # All rights reserved. Released under the 2-clause BSD license.
 
-. @PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/init.d/functions.sh
+. @SYSCONFDIR@/init.d/functions.sh
 . "${RC_LIBDIR}"/sh/rc-functions.sh
 
 # Support LiveCD foo
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fi
 unset _conf_d
 
 # Load any system overrides
-[ -e @PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf ] && . @PREFIX@/@SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf
+[ -e @SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf ] && . @SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf
 
 # Apply any ulimit defined
 [ -n "${rc_ulimit:-${RC_ULIMIT}}" ] && ulimit ${rc_ulimit:-${RC_ULIMIT}}
diff --git a/src/includes/rc-misc.h b/src/includes/rc-misc.h
index 81ffbc64..846e8dca 100644
--- a/src/includes/rc-misc.h
+++ b/src/includes/rc-misc.h
@@ -41,39 +41,39 @@
 #  define LIB			"lib"
 #endif
 
-#ifndef SYSCONFDIR
-#  define SYSCONFDIR		"/etc"
-#endif
-
 #ifdef PREFIX
 #  define RC_PREFIX		PREFIX
 #else
 #  define RC_PREFIX
 #endif
 
+#ifndef SYSCONFDIR
+#  define SYSCONFDIR		RC_PREFIX "/etc"
+#endif
+
 #define RC_LEVEL_BOOT           "boot"
 #define RC_LEVEL_DEFAULT        "default"
 
 #define RC_LIBDIR               RC_PREFIX "/" LIB "/rc"
 #define RC_SVCDIR               RC_LIBDIR "/init.d"
 #define RC_DEPTREE_CACHE        RC_SVCDIR "/deptree"
-#define RC_RUNLEVELDIR          RC_PREFIX SYSCONFDIR "/runlevels"
-#define RC_INITDIR              RC_PREFIX SYSCONFDIR "/init.d"
-#define RC_CONFDIR              RC_PREFIX SYSCONFDIR "/conf.d"
+#define RC_RUNLEVELDIR          SYSCONFDIR "/runlevels"
+#define RC_INITDIR              SYSCONFDIR "/init.d"
+#define RC_CONFDIR              SYSCONFDIR "/conf.d"
 
 /* PKG_PREFIX is where packages are installed if different from the base OS
  * On Gentoo this is normally unset, on FreeBSD /usr/local and on NetBSD
  * /usr/pkg. */
 #ifdef PKG_PREFIX
-#  define RC_PKG_INITDIR        PKG_PREFIX SYSCONFDIR "/init.d"
-#  define RC_PKG_CONFDIR        PKG_PREFIX SYSCONFDIR "/conf.d"
+#  define RC_PKG_INITDIR        PKG_PREFIX "/etc/init.d"
+#  define RC_PKG_CONFDIR        PKG_PREFIX "/etc/conf.d"
 #endif
 
 /* LOCAL_PREFIX is for user written stuff, which the base OS and package
  * manger don't touch. */
 #ifdef LOCAL_PREFIX
-#  define RC_LOCAL_INITDIR      LOCAL_PREFIX SYSCONFDIR "/init.d"
-#  define RC_LOCAL_CONFDIR      LOCAL_PREFIX SYSCONFDIR "/conf.d"
+#  define RC_LOCAL_INITDIR      LOCAL_PREFIX "/etc/init.d"
+#  define RC_LOCAL_CONFDIR      LOCAL_PREFIX "/etc/conf.d"
 #endif
 
 #define RC_KRUNLEVEL            RC_SVCDIR "/krunlevel"