diff --git a/apache-ivy.spec b/apache-ivy.spec
index 13eca1e..85ec15c 100644
--- a/apache-ivy.spec
+++ b/apache-ivy.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           apache-ivy
 Version:        2.4.0
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Java-based dependency manager
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ JavaDoc documentation for %{name}
 %patch0
 %patch1 -p1
 
+# Don't hardcode sysconfdir path
+sed -i 's:/etc/ivy/:%{_sysconfdir}/ivy/:' src/java/org/apache/ivy/ant/IvyAntSettings.java
+
 %if %{without ssh}
 %pom_remove_dep :jsch
 %pom_remove_dep :jsch.agentproxy
@@ -119,6 +122,9 @@ echo "apache-ivy/ivy" > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/ant.d/%{name}
 %license LICENSE NOTICE
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar  1 2017 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 2.4.0-8
+- Don't hardcode sysconfdir path
+
 * Tue Feb 14 2017 Michael Simacek <msimacek@redhat.com> - 2.4.0-7
 - Add conditional for bouncycastle