diff --git a/contrib/julia-config.jl b/contrib/julia-config.jl
index 8586d1d966917..928d9c1f94a29 100755
--- a/contrib/julia-config.jl
+++ b/contrib/julia-config.jl
@@ -21,20 +21,9 @@ function includeDir()
     joinpath(match(r"(.*)(bin)",JULIA_HOME).captures[1],"include","julia");
 end
 
-function osxInitDir()
-    if imagePath()[end-1:end] == "ji"
-        return match(r"(.*)(/julia/sys.ji)",imagePath()).captures[1];
-    else
-        return match(r"(.*)(/julia/sys.dylib)",imagePath()).captures[1];
-    end
-end
-
-function linuxInitDir()
-    if imagePath()[end-1:end] == "ji"
-        return match(r"(.*)(/julia/sys.ji)",imagePath()).captures[1];
-    else
-        return match(r"(.*)(/julia/sys.so)",imagePath()).captures[1];
-    end
+function unixInitDir()
+    filePart = split(imagePath(),"/")[end]
+    return match(Regex("(.*)(/julia/$filePart)"),imagePath()).captures[1];
 end
 
 function windowsInitDir()
@@ -46,8 +35,7 @@ function windowsInitDir()
 end
 
 function initDir()
-    @osx_only return osxInitDir();
-    @linux_only return linuxInitDir();
+    @unix_only return unixInitDir();
     @windows_only return windowInitDir();
 end