diff --git a/drupal/sites/all/modules/civicrm/drupal/civicrm.module b/drupal/sites/all/modules/civicrm/drupal/civicrm.module
index f6dc8a20f2..c9ff15caf0 100644
--- a/drupal/sites/all/modules/civicrm/drupal/civicrm.module
+++ b/drupal/sites/all/modules/civicrm/drupal/civicrm.module
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ function civicrm_initialize() {
 
   if (!$initialized) {
     if (function_exists('conf_path')) {
-      $settingsFile = conf_path() . '/civicrm.settings.php';
+      $settingsFile = DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . conf_path() . '/civicrm.settings.php';
     }
     else {
       $settingsFile = conf_init() . '/civicrm.settings.php';