--- vmware-guestd.in    2017-12-18 13:04:40.975136000 +0200	
+++ vmware-guestd.in    2017-12-18 13:04:40.975136000 +0200	
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ 
 rcvar=vmware_guestd_enable
 load_rc_config $name
+: ${vmware_guestd_config="/usr/local/share/vmware-tools/tools.conf"}
 checkvm_cmd="%%PREFIX%%/bin/vmware-checkvm > /dev/null"
 if ${checkvm_cmd} > /dev/null ; then
@@ -31,6 +32,6 @@ 
 pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
 start_precmd="${checkvm_cmd}"
 stop_precmd="${checkvm_cmd}"
-command_args="--background ${pidfile} -c %%PREFIX%%/share/vmware-tools/tools.conf -p %%PREFIX%%/lib/open-vm-tools/plugins/vmsvc"
+command_args="--background ${pidfile} -c ${vmware_guestd_config} -p %%PREFIX%%/lib/open-vm-tools/plugins/vmsvc"
 run_rc_command "$1"