diff --git src/sys_stuff.c src/sys_stuff.c
index 8f65f6b..7b905cf 100644
--- src/sys_stuff.c
+++ src/sys_stuff.c
@@ -756,37 +756,18 @@ void sys_main_loop(void) {
  *      Find the program's "data" directory and chdir into it          *
  ***********************************************************************/
 
-static char data_dir[512];
+static char data_dir[512] = "/usr/share/foobillardplus";
 
 void enter_data_dir() {
     int success = 1;
 
 #ifdef POSIX
-    char proc_exe[20];
-    char *slash_pos;
 #endif
 
     do {
         success = 0;
 
 #ifdef POSIX
-        snprintf(proc_exe, sizeof(proc_exe), "/proc/%d/exe", getpid());
-        if (readlink(proc_exe, data_dir, sizeof(data_dir)) < 0) {
-            perror("readlink failed");
-            break;
-        }
-
-        // Remove program name
-        slash_pos = strrchr(data_dir, '/');
-        if (!slash_pos) break;
-        *slash_pos = '\0';
-
-        // Go one dir up
-        slash_pos = strrchr(data_dir, '/');
-        if (!slash_pos) break;
-
-        // Add "/data"
-        strncpy(slash_pos, "/data", sizeof(data_dir) - (slash_pos - data_dir));
 #else
         /* ### TODO ### Get the working directory of the program
          * Mac OS X: _NSGetExecutablePath() (man 3 dyld)