diff --git a/apps/settings.c b/apps/settings.c
index 10ebcbb63e..8835ac8653 100644
--- a/apps/settings.c
+++ b/apps/settings.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #endif
 
 struct user_settings global_settings;
+char rockboxdir[] = "/.rockbox/";       /* config/font/data file directory */
 
 #define CONFIG_BLOCK_VERSION 1
 #define CONFIG_BLOCK_SIZE 512
diff --git a/apps/settings.h b/apps/settings.h
index 831a70a3bc..c7b8c5fd4a 100644
--- a/apps/settings.h
+++ b/apps/settings.h
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ void set_time(char* string, int timedate[]);
 
 /* global settings */
 extern struct user_settings global_settings;
+/* name of directory where configuration, fonts and other data
+ * files are stored */
+extern char rockboxdir[];
 
 /* system defines */