diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 228cf793..d794d0be 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1028,6 +1028,7 @@ Rolf Ahrenberg <rahrenbe@cc.hut.fi>
  the subtitles plugin
  for implementing cDevice::CloseFilter()
  for some fixes to PLUGINS.html
+ for fixing handling CONFDIR
 
 Ralf Klueber <ralf.klueber@vodafone.com>
  for reporting a bug in cutting a recording if there is only a single editing mark
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index a20ba13e..05232620 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -5505,3 +5505,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Added a workaround for recovering from wrongfully interpreted "pre 1.3.19 PS1 packets".
 - Fixed a possible blocking in replay when subtitles are active.
 - Fixed displaying subtitles in live mode.
+- Fixed handling CONFDIR (thanks to Rolf Ahrenberg).
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aea69957..26b6c012 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
 # how to reach the author.
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 1.108 2007/10/13 09:26:40 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 1.109 2007/11/03 14:46:29 kls Exp $
 
 .DELETE_ON_ERROR:
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ PLUGINDIR= ./PLUGINS
 PLUGINLIBDIR= $(PLUGINDIR)/lib
 
 VIDEODIR = /video
-CONFDIR ?= $(VIDEODIR)
+CONFDIR  = $(VIDEODIR)
 
 DOXYGEN  = /usr/bin/doxygen
 DOXYFILE = Doxyfile
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index f858add2..a4e6e1f4 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 1.301 2007/10/19 14:44:19 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 1.302 2007/11/03 14:46:29 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 #define DEFAULTSVDRPPORT 2001
 #define DEFAULTWATCHDOG     0 // seconds
+#define DEFAULTCONFDIR CONFDIR
 #define DEFAULTPLUGINDIR PLUGINDIR
 #define DEFAULTEPGDATAFILENAME "epg.data"
 
@@ -382,8 +383,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
      if (DisplayHelp) {
         printf("Usage: vdr [OPTIONS]\n\n"          // for easier orientation, this is column 80|
                "  -a CMD,   --audio=CMD    send Dolby Digital audio to stdin of command CMD\n"
-               "  -c DIR,   --config=DIR   read config files from DIR (default is to read them\n"
-               "                           from the video directory)\n"
+               "  -c DIR,   --config=DIR   read config files from DIR (default: %s)\n"
                "  -d,       --daemon       run in daemon mode\n"
                "  -D NUM,   --device=NUM   use only the given DVB device (NUM = 0, 1, 2...)\n"
                "                           there may be several -D options (default: all DVB\n"
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                "  -w SEC,   --watchdog=SEC activate the watchdog timer with a timeout of SEC\n"
                "                           seconds (default: %d); '0' disables the watchdog\n"
                "\n",
+               DEFAULTCONFDIR,
                DEFAULTEPGDATAFILENAME,
                DEFAULTPLUGINDIR,
                LIRC_DEVICE,
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   // Configuration data:
 
   if (!ConfigDirectory)
-     ConfigDirectory = CONFDIR;
+     ConfigDirectory = DEFAULTCONFDIR;
 
   cPlugin::SetConfigDirectory(ConfigDirectory);
   cThemes::SetThemesDirectory(AddDirectory(ConfigDirectory, "themes"));