diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index e39a1a794..42f60c77c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ D1X-Rebirth Changelog
 20081221
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 2d/pcx.c, d1x-rebirth.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj, D1X.make, main/config.c: Fix Mac OS 9 compile issues, update Xcode project
+arch/carbon/conf.h: Set SHAREPATH to "." so reading data from DXX's directory ACTUALLY WORKS
 
 20081220
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diff --git a/arch/carbon/conf.h b/arch/carbon/conf.h
index 487bcbddb..9fb43610f 100644
--- a/arch/carbon/conf.h
+++ b/arch/carbon/conf.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 /* #undef RELEASE */
 
 /* Define this to be the shared game directory root */
-#define SHAREPATH ""
+#define SHAREPATH "."
 #define DESCENT_DATA_PATH SHAREPATH
 
 /* Define if your processor needs data to be word-aligned */