--- a/util/Directories.cpp	2021-08-01 13:40:55.000000000 +0200
+++ b/util/Directories.cpp	2021-09-03 16:45:51.397237877 +0200
@@ -290,9 +290,9 @@
 
 const fs::path GetRootDataDir() {
     if (!g_initialized) InitDirs("");
-    char* dir_name = br_find_data_dir(SHAREPATH);
-    fs::path p(dir_name);
-    std::free(dir_name);
+    //char* dir_name = br_find_data_dir(SHAREPATH);
+    fs::path p("/usr/share/games");
+    //std::free(dir_name);
     p /= "freeorion";
     // if the path does not exist, we fall back to the working directory
     if (!exists(p)) {