diff --git a/src/hotkeys.cpp b/src/hotkeys.cpp
index 84288a0e81..870e2cbea6 100644
--- a/src/hotkeys.cpp
+++ b/src/hotkeys.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int HotkeyList::CheckMatch(uint16 keycode, bool global_only) const
 static void SaveLoadHotkeys(bool save)
 {
 	IniFile *ini = new IniFile();
-	ini->LoadFromDisk(_hotkeys_file, BASE_DIR);
+	ini->LoadFromDisk(_hotkeys_file, NO_DIRECTORY);
 
 	for (HotkeyList **list = _hotkey_lists->Begin(); list != _hotkey_lists->End(); ++list) {
 		if (save) {
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index e6754bb905..9fba3a13ff 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ static void HandleSettingDescs(IniFile *ini, SettingDescProc *proc, SettingDescP
 static IniFile *IniLoadConfig()
 {
 	IniFile *ini = new IniFile(_list_group_names);
-	ini->LoadFromDisk(_config_file, BASE_DIR);
+	ini->LoadFromDisk(_config_file, NO_DIRECTORY);
 	return ini;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 0ffbf8bf1b..f1c53f2045 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int16 WindowDesc::GetDefaultHeight() const
 void WindowDesc::LoadFromConfig()
 {
 	IniFile *ini = new IniFile();
-	ini->LoadFromDisk(_windows_file, BASE_DIR);
+	ini->LoadFromDisk(_windows_file, NO_DIRECTORY);
 	for (WindowDesc **it = _window_descs->Begin(); it != _window_descs->End(); ++it) {
 		if ((*it)->ini_key == NULL) continue;
 		IniLoadWindowSettings(ini, (*it)->ini_key, *it);
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void WindowDesc::SaveToConfig()
 	QSortT(_window_descs->Begin(), _window_descs->Length(), DescSorter);
 
 	IniFile *ini = new IniFile();
-	ini->LoadFromDisk(_windows_file, BASE_DIR);
+	ini->LoadFromDisk(_windows_file, NO_DIRECTORY);
 	for (WindowDesc **it = _window_descs->Begin(); it != _window_descs->End(); ++it) {
 		if ((*it)->ini_key == NULL) continue;
 		IniSaveWindowSettings(ini, (*it)->ini_key, *it);