--- a/src/engine.c
+++ b/src/engine.c
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifdef __HAIKU__
+#include <FindDirectory.h>
+#else
 #ifndef _WIN32
 #include <pwd.h>
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #include "SDL.h"
 
@@ -212,6 +216,17 @@
 		engine_showError(2, dir);
 
 	snprintf(engine.configDirectory, PATH_MAX, "%s/", dir);
+#elif __HAIKU__
+	subdir = "starfighter";
+
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	if (find_directory(B_USER_SETTINGS_DIRECTORY, 0, false, path, PATH_MAX) == B_OK)
+		snprintf(dir, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", path, subdir);
+
+	if ((mkdir(dir, S_IRWXU|S_IRWXG|S_IROTH|S_IXOTH) != 0) && (errno != EEXIST))
+		engine_showError(2, dir);
+
+	snprintf(engine.configDirectory, PATH_MAX, "%s/", dir);
 #else
 	subdir = "starfighter";