diff --git a/pvpgn/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/pvpgn/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 6a0e53d..6938a48 100644
--- a/pvpgn/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/pvpgn/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ check_library_exists(socket socket "" HAVE_LIBSOCKET)
 check_library_exists(resolv inet_aton "" HAVE_LIBRESOLV)
 check_library_exists(bind __inet_aton "" HAVE_LIBBIND)
 
+# set default hardcoded config paths
+set(BNETD_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE "${SYSCONFDIR}/bnetd.conf")
+set(D2CS_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE "${SYSCONFDIR}/d2cs.conf")
+set(D2DBS_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE "${SYSCONFDIR}/d2dbs.conf")
+
 # storage module checks
 if(WITH_MYSQL)
     find_package(MySQL REQUIRED)
diff --git a/pvpgn/config.h.cmake b/pvpgn/config.h.cmake
index 7896c4b..0132d01 100644
--- a/pvpgn/config.h.cmake
+++ b/pvpgn/config.h.cmake
@@ -112,4 +112,8 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE__SNPRINTF
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SETPGRP
 
+#cmakedefine BNETD_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE "${BNETD_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE}"
+#cmakedefine D2CS_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE "${D2CS_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE}"
+#cmakedefine D2DBS_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE "${D2DBS_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE}"
+
 #endif
diff --git a/pvpgn/src/CMakeLists.txt b/pvpgn/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8dbe1ae..61c0475 100644
--- a/pvpgn/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pvpgn/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #first setup the includes and link paths
-include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} 
+include_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} 
 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR} ${MYSQL_INCLUDE_DIR}
 	${SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
diff --git a/pvpgn/src/bnetd/CMakeLists.txt b/pvpgn/src/bnetd/CMakeLists.txt
index 4590b39..52e0f27 100644
--- a/pvpgn/src/bnetd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pvpgn/src/bnetd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-add_definitions("-DBNETD_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE=\\\"${SYSCONFDIR}/bnetd.conf\\\"")
-
 add_executable(bnetd
 	account.cpp account.h account_wrap.cpp account_wrap.h adbanner.cpp
 	adbanner.h alias_command.cpp alias_command.h anongame.cpp
diff --git a/pvpgn/src/d2cs/CMakeLists.txt b/pvpgn/src/d2cs/CMakeLists.txt
index ccee012..7238b23 100644
--- a/pvpgn/src/d2cs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pvpgn/src/d2cs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-add_definitions("-DD2CS_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE=\\\"${SYSCONFDIR}/d2cs.conf\\\"")
-
 add_executable(d2cs 
 	bit.h bnetd.cpp bnetd.h cmdline.cpp cmdline.h connection.cpp 
 	connection.h d2charfile.cpp d2charfile.h d2charlist.cpp d2charlist.h 
diff --git a/pvpgn/src/d2dbs/CMakeLists.txt b/pvpgn/src/d2dbs/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c109eb..c0b00e4 100644
--- a/pvpgn/src/d2dbs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pvpgn/src/d2dbs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-add_definitions("-DD2DBS_DEFAULT_CONF_FILE=\\\"${SYSCONFDIR}/d2dbs.conf\\\"")
-
 add_executable(d2dbs 
 	charlock.cpp charlock.h cmdline.cpp cmdline.h d2ladder.cpp d2ladder.h 
 	dbsdupecheck.cpp dbsdupecheck.h dbserver.cpp dbserver.h dbspacket.cpp