Index: texlive-20130530-source/texk/kpathsea/progname.c
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--- texlive-20130530-source/texk/kpathsea/progname.c
+++ texlive-20130530-source/texk/kpathsea/progname.c	2013-12-10 21:49:05.356797792 +0000
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
   kpathsea_xputenv (kpse, "SELFAUTOLOC", fix_selfdir (sdir));
   sdir_parent = xdirname (sdir);
   kpathsea_xputenv (kpse, "SELFAUTODIR", fix_selfdir (sdir_parent));
-  sdir_grandparent = xdirname (sdir_parent);
+  sdir_grandparent = strdup("/usr/share");
   kpathsea_xputenv (kpse, "SELFAUTOPARENT", fix_selfdir (sdir_grandparent));
 
 #if defined(WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)