diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d6155789a1..6a3fc9e0de 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ endif (APPLE)
 
 # Other files
 
+configure_file(${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/files/openmw.cfg.local
+    "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/openmw.cfg" COPYONLY)
+
+
 if (WIN32)
     configure_file(${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/files/plugins.cfg.win32
         "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/plugins.cfg" COPYONLY)
@@ -423,7 +427,7 @@ if(DPKG_PROGRAM)
     endif()
 
     #Install global configuration files
-    INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/openmw.cfg" DESTINATION "../etc/openmw/" PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ WORLD_READ COMPONENT "openmw")
+    INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/openmw.cfg" DESTINATION "../etc/openmw/" PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ WORLD_READ COMPONENT "openmw")
     INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/plugins.cfg" DESTINATION "../etc/openmw/" PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ WORLD_READ COMPONENT "openmw")
 
     #Install resources
diff --git a/files/openmw.cfg.local b/files/openmw.cfg.local
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd116e1080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/openmw.cfg.local
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+data=./data
+resources=./resources