diff --git a/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/host.c b/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/host.c
index 845429517b..999fa28bbf 100644
--- a/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/host.c
+++ b/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/host.c
@@ -834,11 +834,6 @@ Host_Init
 */
 void Host_Init (quakeparms_t *parms)
 {
-    #ifdef _KOLIBRI
-    #include "dirname.c"
-    parms->basedir=dirname(parms->argv[0]);
-    #endif
-    
 	if (standard_quake)
 		minimum_memory = MINIMUM_MEMORY;
 	else
diff --git a/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/dirname.c b/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/kolibri.h
similarity index 90%
rename from contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/dirname.c
rename to contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/kolibri.h
index 505c19953d..ff32d07d6a 100644
--- a/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/dirname.c
+++ b/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/kolibri.h
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef _KOLIBRI_H_
+#define _KOLIBRI_H_
+
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -47,4 +50,13 @@ char *dirname (char *path)
        found and so a static and constant string is required.  */
     path = (char *) dot;
   return path;
-} 
+}
+
+
+void _ksys_setcwd(char* dir){
+    __asm__ __volatile__ (
+        "int $0x40"
+        ::"a"(30), "b"(1), "c"(dir)
+    );
+};
+#endif
diff --git a/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/sys_sdl.c b/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/sys_sdl.c
index e097337e65..cb8f93d29a 100644
--- a/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/sys_sdl.c
+++ b/contrib/other/sdlquake-1.0.9/sys_sdl.c
@@ -384,6 +384,10 @@ void moncontrol(int x)
 
 int main (int c, char **v)
 {
+    #ifdef _KOLIBRI
+        #include "kolibri.h"
+        _ksys_setcwd(dirname(v[0]));
+    #endif
 
 	double		time, oldtime, newtime;
 	quakeparms_t parms;