--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/ant/IvyAntSettings.java~	2012-08-15 23:24:56.000000000 +0200
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/ant/IvyAntSettings.java	2014-01-16 14:03:25.403925272 +0100
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@
                 new File(getProject().getBaseDir(), settingsFileName),
                 new File(getProject().getBaseDir(), "ivyconf.xml"), 
                 new File(settingsFileName),
-                new File("ivyconf.xml") 
+                new File("ivyconf.xml"),
+                new File("/etc/ivy/ivysettings.xml")
         };
         for (int i = 0; i < settingsLocations.length; i++) {
             file = settingsLocations[i];