diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4b25e62..48f4caa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ setlistener: $(OBJSsl)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJSsl) $(LDFLAGS) -ldl -lncurses -o setlistener
 
 listener: $(OBJSli)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJSli) $(LDFLAGS) -ldl -lm -lsndfile -o listener -DCONFIGFILE=$(INSTALL_PREFIX)/etc/listener.conf
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJSli) $(LDFLAGS) -ldl -lm -lsndfile -o listener
 
 listenersoundpipe: $(OBJSsp)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJSsp) -o listenersoundpipe
diff --git a/listener.h b/listener.h
index 5cdf088..88b93ee 100644
--- a/listener.h
+++ b/listener.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #define SAMPLE_RATE     44100
 #define WAV_PATH        "listen_wav_out"
 #define DSP_PATH        "/dev/dsp"
-#define CONFIGFILE      "/usr/local/etc/listener.conf"
+#ifndef CONFIGFILE
+  #define CONFIGFILE      "/usr/local/etc/listener.conf"
+#endif
 #define MAX_N_LIBRARIES	16