diff -urN kdelibs-3.3.91.orig/kdecore/kstandarddirs.cpp kdelibs-3.3.91/kdecore/kstandarddirs.cpp
--- kdelibs-3.3.91.orig/kdecore/kstandarddirs.cpp	2005-01-14 21:46:57.964666000 -0800
+++ kdelibs-3.3.91/kdecore/kstandarddirs.cpp	2005-01-14 21:49:53.043136983 -0800
@@ -833,6 +833,10 @@
                     if ((local || testdir.exists()) && !candidates->contains(path))
                         candidates->append(path);
                 }
+		// UGLY HACK - Chris CHeney
+		if (local && (!strcmp("config", type)))
+		  candidates->append("/etc/kde/");
+		//
                 local = false;
             }
         }