diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 6f53e4b8..0a33b3cf 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ get_filename_component(proto_xbindir "${some_x_program}" PATH)
 get_filename_component(XBINDIR "${proto_xbindir}" ABSOLUTE)
 get_filename_component(xrootdir "${XBINDIR}" PATH)
 set(XLIBDIR "${xrootdir}/lib/X11")
+set(XKBDIR "${xrootdir}/share/X11")
 
 check_function_exists(getpassphrase HAVE_GETPASSPHRASE)
 check_function_exists(vsyslog HAVE_VSYSLOG)
diff --git a/config-workspace.h.cmake b/config-workspace.h.cmake
index 4a2dcbf4..78895892 100644
--- a/config-workspace.h.cmake
+++ b/config-workspace.h.cmake
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@
 /* X libraries directory */
 #cmakedefine XLIBDIR "${XLIBDIR}"
 
+/* xkb resources directory */
+#cmakedefine XKBDIR "${XKBDIR}"
+
 /* Number of bits in a file offset, on hosts where this is settable. */
 #define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64
 
diff --git a/kcontrol/keyboard/xkb_rules.cpp b/kcontrol/keyboard/xkb_rules.cpp
index 616e7b84..cbaa556b 100644
--- a/kcontrol/keyboard/xkb_rules.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/keyboard/xkb_rules.cpp
@@ -151,29 +151,7 @@ static QString findXkbRulesFile()
 	QString rulesName = Rules::getRulesName();
 
 	if ( ! rulesName.isNull() ) {
-		QString xkbParentDir;
-
-		QString base(XLIBDIR);
-		if( base.count('/') >= 3 ) {
-			// .../usr/lib/X11 -> /usr/share/X11/xkb vs .../usr/X11/lib -> /usr/X11/share/X11/xkb
-			QString delta = base.endsWith("X11") ? "/../../share/X11" : "/../share/X11";
-			QDir baseDir(base + delta);
-			if( baseDir.exists() ) {
-				xkbParentDir = baseDir.absolutePath();
-			}
-			else {
-				QDir baseDir(base + "/X11");	// .../usr/X11/lib/X11/xkb (old XFree)
-				if( baseDir.exists() ) {
-					xkbParentDir = baseDir.absolutePath();
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		if( xkbParentDir.isEmpty() ) {
-			xkbParentDir = "/usr/share/X11";
-		}
-
-		rulesFile = QString("%1/xkb/rules/%2.xml").arg(xkbParentDir, rulesName);
+		rulesFile = QString("%1/xkb/rules/%2.xml").arg(XKBDIR, rulesName);
 	}
 
 	return rulesFile;