diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 6ce21ac4e..58da462a3 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ set(VERSION ${APPLICATION_VERSION})
 set(DATADIR ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR})
 set(LIBDIR ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
 set(PLUGINDIR ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR})
-set(SYSCONFDIR ${SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR})
+if (DEVELOPER)
+  set(SYSCONFDIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+else (DEVELOPER)
+  set(SYSCONFDIR ${SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR})
+endif (DEVELOPER)
diff --git a/DefineOptions.cmake b/DefineOptions.cmake
index 7c35da6cc..9b324d51c 100644
--- a/DefineOptions.cmake
+++ b/DefineOptions.cmake
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 option(WITH_LOG4C "Build csync without log4c" ON)
 option(UNIT_TESTING "Build with unit tests" OFF)
+option(DEVELOPER "Build developer version" OFF)
diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index b7246c462..76b0a8b61 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #cmakedefine DATADIR "${SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX}"
 #cmakedefine LIBDIR "${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}"
 #cmakedefine PLUGINDIR "${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}"
-#cmakedefine SYSCONFDIR "${SYSCONF_INSTALL_DIR}"
+#cmakedefine SYSCONFDIR "${SYSCONFDIR}"
 
 #cmakedefine WITH_LOG4C 1
+#cmakedefine DEVELOPER 1