diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index cfd26cffa0..dbf24cd084 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -77,7 +77,41 @@ SED="sed -i"
     _FOUND=0
     PKG_DIR=""
 
-    # first check project folder for a package
+    # check project folder for a package in home dir
+    for DIR in $(find $HOME/.openelec/$PROJECT/packages -type d -name $_PKG_ROOT_NAME 2>/dev/null); do
+      if [ -r "$DIR/package.mk" ]; then
+        # found first, set $PKG_DIR
+        PKG_DIR="$DIR"
+        # keep track of dirs with package.mk for detecting multiple folders
+        _ALL_DIRS="${_ALL_DIRS}${DIR}\\n"
+        _FOUND=$((_FOUND+1))
+        if [ $_FOUND -gt 1 ]; then
+          # _FOUND more ? fail
+          echo "Error - multiple package folders:"
+          echo -e "$_ALL_DIRS"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
+
+    # check for a package in home dir if not found already
+    for DIR in $(find $HOME/.openelec/packages -type d -name $_PKG_ROOT_NAME 2>/dev/null); do
+      if [ -r "$DIR/package.mk" ]; then
+        # found first, set $PKG_DIR
+        PKG_DIR="$DIR"
+        # keep track of dirs with package.mk for detecting multiple folders
+        _ALL_DIRS="${_ALL_DIRS}${DIR}\\n"
+        _FOUND=$((_FOUND+1))
+        if [ $_FOUND -gt 1 ]; then
+          # _FOUND more ? fail
+          echo "Error - multiple package folders:"
+          echo -e "$_ALL_DIRS"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
+
+    # check project folder for a package if not found already
     for DIR in $(find $ROOT/projects/$PROJECT/packages -type d -name $_PKG_ROOT_NAME 2>/dev/null); do
       if [ -r "$DIR/package.mk" ]; then
         # found first, set $PKG_DIR