--- source/linux/sys_linux.c
+++ source/linux/sys_linux.c
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
 	char	name[MAX_OSPATH];
 	char	*path;
 	char	*str_p;
+	const char *gamename = "game.so";
+/*
 #if defined __i386__
 	const char *gamename = "gamei386.so";
 #elif defined __x86_64__
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@
 #else
 #error Unknown arch
 #endif
+*/
 
 	setreuid(getuid(), getuid());
 	setegid(getgid());
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@
 		path = FS_NextPath (path);
 		if (!path)
 			return NULL;		// couldn't find one anywhere
-		snprintf (name, MAX_OSPATH, "%s/%s", path, gamename);
+		snprintf (name, MAX_OSPATH, "%s/%s", "GENTOO_LIBDIR", gamename);
 
 		/* skip it if it just doesn't exist */
 		fp = fopen(name, "rb");
@@ -320,6 +323,7 @@
 	saved_euid = geteuid();
 	seteuid(getuid());
 
+	chdir("GENTOO_DATADIR");
 	Qcommon_Init(argc, argv);
 
 	fcntl(0, F_SETFL, fcntl (0, F_GETFL, 0) | FNDELAY);