diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 8190364..b931293 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -187,11 +187,6 @@ bool read_config(rzip_control *control)
 	fp = fopen("lrzip.conf", "r");
 	if (fp)
 		fprintf(control->msgout, "Using configuration file ./lrzip.conf\n");
-	if (fp == NULL) {
-		fp = fopen("/etc/lrzip/lrzip.conf", "r");
-		if (fp)
-			fprintf(control->msgout, "Using configuration file /etc/lrzip/lrzip.conf\n");
-	}
 	if (fp == NULL) {
 		HOME=getenv("HOME");
 		if (HOME) {
@@ -201,6 +196,11 @@ bool read_config(rzip_control *control)
 				fprintf(control->msgout, "Using configuration file %s\n", homeconf);
 		}
 	}
+	if (fp == NULL) {
+		fp = fopen("/etc/lrzip/lrzip.conf", "r");
+		if (fp)
+			fprintf(control->msgout, "Using configuration file /etc/lrzip/lrzip.conf\n");
+	}
 	if (fp == NULL)
 		return true;