diff -Nur teeworlds-0.5.2.orig/src/engine/e_engine.c teeworlds-0.5.2/src/engine/e_engine.c
--- teeworlds-0.5.2.orig/src/engine/e_engine.c	2010-05-31 18:36:59.000000000 +0200
+++ teeworlds-0.5.2/src/engine/e_engine.c	2010-05-31 22:48:11.603356248 +0200
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "e_linereader.h"
 
 /* compiled-in data-dir path */
-#define DATA_DIR "data"
+#define DATA_DIR "/usr/share/games/teeworlds/data"
 
 static JOBPOOL hostlookuppool;
 static int engine_find_datadir(char *argv0);