--- old/es-app/src/SystemData.cpp
+++ new/es-app/src/SystemData.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
 	if(forWrite || Utils::FileSystem::exists(filePath))
 		return filePath;
 
-	return "/etc/emulationstation/gamelists/" + mName + "/gamelist.xml";
+	return "/usr/share/emulationstation/gamelists/" + mName + "/gamelist.xml";
 }
 
 std::string SystemData::getThemePath() const
--- old/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ new/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 	static const size_t pathCount = 2;
 	std::string paths[pathCount] =
 	{
-		"/etc/emulationstation/themes",
+		"/usr/share/emulationstation/themes",
 		Utils::FileSystem::getHomePath() + "/.emulationstation/themes"
 	};