--- gammu-1.28.92/libgammu/gsmstate.c~	2010-10-04 15:28:55.000000000 +0200
+++ gammu-1.28.92/libgammu/gsmstate.c	2010-10-05 11:15:22.047837669 +0200
@@ -1085,6 +1085,7 @@
 {
 	char configfile[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	char *envpath;
+	char *home_etc;
 	GSM_Error error;
 #if defined(HAVE_GETPWUID) && defined(HAVE_GETUID)
 	struct passwd *pwent;
@@ -1126,6 +1127,16 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Try user etc dir */
+	home_etc = getenv("HOME_ETC");
+	if (home_etc) {
+		strcat(configfile, home_etc);
+		strcat(configfile, GAMMURC_NAME);
+
+		error = GSM_TryReadGammuRC(configfile, result);
+		if (error == ERR_NONE) return ERR_NONE;
+	} else {
+
 	/* Try home from environment */
 	envpath  = getenv("HOME");
 	if (envpath) {
@@ -1135,6 +1146,7 @@
 		error = GSM_TryReadGammuRC(configfile, result);
 		if (error == ERR_NONE) return ERR_NONE;
 	}
+	}
 
 #if defined(HAVE_GETPWUID) && defined(HAVE_GETUID)
 	/* Tru home from passwd */