--- gammu/common/gsmstate.c.orig	2008-12-16 14:11:54.000000000 +0100
+++ gammu/common/gsmstate.c	2008-12-21 13:59:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@
 {
 	char configfile[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	char *envpath;
+	char *home_etc;
 	GSM_Error error;
 
 	*result = NULL;
@@ -988,14 +989,24 @@
 	/* Reset as we're using strcat */
 	configfile[0] = 0;
 
+	/* 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 user home */
-	envpath  = getenv("HOME");
-	if (envpath) {
+	    envpath  = getenv("HOME");
+	    if (envpath) {
 		strcat(configfile, envpath);
 		strcat(configfile, GAMMURC_NAME);
 
 		error = GSM_TryReadGammuRC(configfile, result);
 		if (error == ERR_NONE) return ERR_NONE;
+	    }
 	}
 
 #if defined(WIN32)