--- texmf-dist/scripts/epspdf/epspdf.rb
+++ texmf-dist/scripts/epspdf/epspdf.rb	2012-03-20 14:38:22.832741000 +0100
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ if RUBY_PLATFORM !~ /win32|mingw/ and Fi
   $SCRIPTDIR = File.dirname( File.expand_path( File.readlink( __FILE__ )))
   Dir.chdir( savedir )
 end
+$SCRIPTDIR = "/usr/share/texmf/scripts/epspdf"
 $:.unshift( $SCRIPTDIR )
 # puts $: