diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 557dad5..f271eaa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ override LIBRARY  := src/libnm.so
 override SOURCES  += src/action.c src/action_c.c src/action_cc.cc src/config.c src/generator.c src/generator_c.c src/kfmon.c src/nickelmenu.cc src/util.c
 override CFLAGS   += -Wall -Wextra -Werror -fvisibility=hidden
 override CXXFLAGS += -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-missing-field-initializers -isystemlib -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden
-override KOBOROOT += res/doc:/mnt/onboard/.adds/nm/doc
+override KOBOROOT += res/doc:$(NM_CONFIG_DIR)/doc
 
 override SKIPCONFIGURE += strip
 strip:
@@ -16,4 +16,14 @@ ifeq ($(NM_UNINSTALL_CONFIGDIR),1)
 override CPPFLAGS += -DNM_UNINSTALL_CONFIGDIR
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(NM_CONFIG_DIR),)
+override NM_CONFIG_DIR := /mnt/onboard/.adds/nm
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(NM_CONFIG_DIR),/mnt/onboard/.adds/nm)
+$(info -- Warning: NM_CONFIG_DIR is set to a non-default value; this will cause issues with other mods using it!)
+endif
+
+override CPPFLAGS += -DNM_CONFIG_DIR='"$(NM_CONFIG_DIR)"' -DNM_CONFIG_DIR_DISP='"$(patsubst /mnt/onboard/%,KOBOeReader/%,$(NM_CONFIG_DIR))"'
+
 include NickelHook/NickelHook.mk
diff --git a/res/doc b/res/doc
index ee501f6..889f2b0 100644
--- a/res/doc
+++ b/res/doc
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
 # it has a lot of error checking, and a failsafe mechanism which automatically
 # uninstalls it as a last resort.
 #
-# Place your configuration files in this folder (/mnt/onboard/.adds/nm). They
-# can be named anything, and should consist of multiple lines either starting
-# with # for a comment, or in one of the the following formats (spaces around
-# fields are ignored):
+# Place your configuration files in this folder. They can be named anything, and
+# should consist of multiple lines either starting with # for a comment, or in
+# one of the the following formats (spaces around fields are ignored):
 #
 #   menu_item:<location>:<label>:<action>:<arg>
 #     Adds a menu item.
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@
 #                              gui - only enumerate non-hidden active KFMon watches (this is the default)
 #                              all - enumerate all active KFMon watches
 #
-# For example, you might have a configuration file in KOBOeReader/.adds/nm/mystuff like:
+# For example, you might have a configuration file named "mystuff" like:
 #
 #   menu_item :main   :Show an Error   :dbg_error      :This is an error message!
 #   menu_item :main   :Do Nothing      :cmd_spawn      :sleep 60
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@
 # which can be viewed over telnet or SSH (the username is root) with the command
 # logread.
 #
-# To uninstall NickelMenu, create a file named KOBOeReader/.adds/nm/uninstall,
+# To uninstall NickelMenu, create a file in this directory named "uninstall",
 # or manually uninstall it by deleting libnm.so. You can also uninstall it by
 # triggering the failsafe mechanism by turning your Kobo off within 20 seconds
 # of turning it on.
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index a83bc8c..1ef6e50 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ nm_config_t *nm_config_parse(nm_config_file_t *files) {
             .act        = NM_ACTION(dbg_toast),
             .on_failure = true,
             .on_success = true,
-            .arg        = "See .adds/nm/doc for instructions on how to customize this menu.",
+            .arg        = "See " NM_CONFIG_DIR_DISP "/doc for instructions on how to customize this menu.",
             .next       = NULL,
         }))) RETERR("error appending default action to empty config: %s", nm_config_parse__strerror(ret));
     }
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 1a38990..b5a0e8d 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ typedef struct {
     nm_menu_action_t *action;
 } nm_menu_item_t;
 
-#ifndef NM_CONFIG_DIR
-#define NM_CONFIG_DIR "/mnt/onboard/.adds/nm"
+#if !(defined(NM_CONFIG_DIR) && defined(NM_CONFIG_DIR_DISP))
+#error "NM_CONFIG_DIR not set (it should be done by the Makefile)"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef NM_CONFIG_MAX_MENU_ITEMS_PER_MENU
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ typedef struct nm_config_t nm_config_t;
 
 typedef struct nm_config_file_t nm_config_file_t;
 
-// nm_config_parse lists the configuration files in /mnt/onboard/.adds/nm. If
-// there are errors reading the dir, NULL is returned and nm_err is set.
+// nm_config_parse lists the configuration files in NM_CONFIG_DIR. If there are
+// errors reading the dir, NULL is returned and nm_err is set.
 nm_config_file_t *nm_config_files();
 
 // nm_config_files_update checks if the configuration files are up to date and