diff --git a/ino/commands/upload.py b/ino/commands/upload.py
index d954cae..090c32b 100644
--- a/ino/commands/upload.py
+++ b/ino/commands/upload.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ def discover(self):
             self.e.find_arduino_tool('avrdude', ['hardware', 'tools'])
 
             conf_places = self.e.arduino_dist_places(['hardware', 'tools'])
-            conf_places.append('/etc/avrdude') # fallback to system-wide conf on Fedora
+            conf_places.append('/etc/avrdude') # fallback to system-wide conf on Fedora...
+            conf_places.append('/etc')         # ...and on Arch Linux
             self.e.find_file('avrdude.conf', places=conf_places)
         else:
             self.e.find_arduino_tool('avrdude', ['hardware', 'tools', 'avr', 'bin'])