--- GConf-2.14.0/gconf/gconf-backend.c.orig	2006-06-29 09:58:43.388598000 -0400
+++ GConf-2.14.0/gconf/gconf-backend.c	2006-06-29 10:06:43.973291000 -0400
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
   gchar* back;
   gchar* file;
   gchar* retval;
+  gchar* gconf_backend_dir;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail(address != NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -181,7 +182,12 @@
 
   file = g_strconcat("gconfbackend-", back, NULL);
   
-  retval = g_module_build_path(GCONF_BACKEND_DIR, file);
+  gconf_backend_dir = g_getenv ("GCONF_BACKEND_DIR");
+  if (gconf_backend_dir == NULL)
+    {
+      gconf_backend_dir = GCONF_BACKEND_DIR;
+    }
+  retval = g_module_build_path(gconf_backend_dir, file);
 
   g_free(back);