--- a/src/signond/signond.pro
+++ b/src/signond/signond.pro
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         setupstorage.sh
 
     conf_file.files = $$OTHER_FILES
-    conf_file.path = /etc/
+    conf_file.path = $${INSTALL_PREFIX}/etc/
 
     INSTALLS += conf_file
 }
--- a/src/signond/signondaemon.cpp
+++ b/src/signond/signondaemon.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
     QSettings::setPath(QSettings::NativeFormat, QSettings::SystemScope,
                        environment.value(QLatin1String("SSO_CONFIG_FILE_DIR"),
-                                         QLatin1String("/etc")));
+                                         QLatin1String("/opt/plasma/etc")));
 
     QSettings settings(QLatin1String("signond"));