diff --git a/config/CONFIG b/config/CONFIG
index eadc4bd60..01e84cc50 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG
+++ b/config/CONFIG
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ include $(EPICS_BASE)/config/CONFIG.$(T_A)
  
 #  User specific definitions
 #
--include $(HOME)/.EPICS_CONFIG
--include $(HOME)/.EPICS_CONFIG.$(HOST_ARCH)
+-include $(HOME)/EPICS_CONFIG
+-include $(HOME)/EPICS_CONFIG.$(HOST_ARCH)
 
 #  All EPICS options other than BUILD_TYPE
 #   may be overridden here.