diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 6943e0c..f78306e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	run_after_load = false;
 
-	char *base_path = SDL_GetBasePath();
+	char *base_path = "/usr/share/x16-rom/";
 
 	// This causes the emulator to load ROM data from the executable's directory when
 	// no ROM file is specified on the command line.