--- polipo-1.0.4.1.old/main.c
+++ polipo-1.0.4.1/main.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     FdEventHandlerPtr listener;
+    char *cp;
     int i;
     int rc;
     int expire = 0, printConfig = 0;
@@ -107,8 +108,9 @@
     }
 
     if(configFile == NULL) {
-        if(access("/etc/polipo/config", F_OK) >= 0)
-            configFile = internAtom("/etc/polipo/config");
+        cp = "__META_PREFIX__/etc/polipo/config";
+        if(access (cp, F_OK) >= 0)
+            configFile = internAtom (cp);
         if(configFile && access(configFile->string, F_OK) < 0) {
             releaseAtom(configFile);
             configFile = NULL;