diff --git a/devbuild b/devbuild
index 443660201c6793f8c74ebd74f30450644ca73b44..fabdecf5d4dde0238386c5f75a973454562f4a09 100755
--- a/devbuild
+++ b/devbuild
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@
 program=${0##*/}
 
 # rebuild env. Those values can be overridden in either
-# /etc/devbuild.conf or $HOME/.devbuild.conf
+# /etc/devbuildrc or $HOME/.devbuildrc
 DISTFILES=/var/cache/distfiles
 APORTS_DIR=$HOME/aports
 ALPINE_DIR=$HOME/abuild
 
 # for the local project. Those values can be overridden by
-# a devbuild.conf in the subprojects subdir
+# a .devbuildrc in the subprojects dir
 PACKAGE=$(grep '^PACKAGE' Makefile | sed 's/.*=[[:blank:]]*//')
 VERSION=$(grep '^VERSION' Makefile | sed 's/.*=[[:blank:]]*//')
 SUFFIX=.tar.bz2
 REPO=core
 
 # let user override the above defaults
-for i in /etc/$program.conf $HOME/.$program.conf ./$program.conf; do
+for i in /etc/${program}rc $HOME/.${program}rc ./.${program}rc; do
 	if [ -f $i ]; then
 		. $i
 	fi