diff --git a/lib/pathutils.py b/lib/pathutils.py
index fe531808ee3ef87fe4858d301d0e66c38ddda135..30acd8bad28182cc1e6f9bece20ff8bdaa82bd6f 100644
--- a/lib/pathutils.py
+++ b/lib/pathutils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-# Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Google Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Google Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -29,9 +29,15 @@ from ganeti import vcluster
 
 
 # Build-time constants
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE_DIR = vcluster.AddNodePrefix(_autoconf.FILE_STORAGE_DIR)
-DEFAULT_SHARED_FILE_STORAGE_DIR = \
-  vcluster.AddNodePrefix(_autoconf.SHARED_FILE_STORAGE_DIR)
+if _autoconf.ENABLE_FILE_STORAGE:
+  DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE_DIR = vcluster.AddNodePrefix(_autoconf.FILE_STORAGE_DIR)
+else:
+  DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE_DIR = _autoconf.FILE_STORAGE_DIR
+if _autoconf.ENABLE_SHARED_FILE_STORAGE:
+  DEFAULT_SHARED_FILE_STORAGE_DIR = \
+    vcluster.AddNodePrefix(_autoconf.SHARED_FILE_STORAGE_DIR)
+else:
+  DEFAULT_SHARED_FILE_STORAGE_DIR = _autoconf.SHARED_FILE_STORAGE_DIR
 EXPORT_DIR = vcluster.AddNodePrefix(_autoconf.EXPORT_DIR)
 OS_SEARCH_PATH = _autoconf.OS_SEARCH_PATH
 ES_SEARCH_PATH = _autoconf.ES_SEARCH_PATH