diff --git a/src/modules/xkbswitch/e_mod_parse.c b/src/modules/xkbswitch/e_mod_parse.c
index cd9bf6087..0593a71e0 100644
--- a/src/modules/xkbswitch/e_mod_parse.c
+++ b/src/modules/xkbswitch/e_mod_parse.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ find_rules(void)
       "/usr/local/share/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst",
       "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.lst",
       "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst",
+      "/usr/X11R6/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst",
       "/usr/local/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.lst",
       "/usr/local/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst",
       NULL