1diff --git a/core/io/pathnames/pathnames.factor b/core/io/pathnames/pathnames.factor
2index 2d382e49d1..d4d9228d6c 100644
3--- a/core/io/pathnames/pathnames.factor
4+++ b/core/io/pathnames/pathnames.factor
5@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ GENERIC: vocab-path ( path -- newpath )
6 GENERIC: absolute-path ( path -- path' )
7
8 M: string absolute-path
9- "resource:" ?head [
10+ "resource:work" ?head [
11+ trim-head-separators "/var/lib/factor" prepend-path
12+ absolute-path ]
13+ [ "resource:" ?head [
14 trim-head-separators resource-path
15 absolute-path
16 ] [
17@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@ M: string absolute-path
18 ] [
19 current-directory get prepend-path
20 ] if ] if
21+ ] if
22 ] if ;
23
24 M: object normalize-path ( path -- path' )