diff --git a/scconfig/hooks.c b/scconfig/hooks.c
index f7255efa..ff44eb0a 100644
--- a/scconfig/hooks.c
+++ b/scconfig/hooks.c
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ int hook_postarg()
 		append("/local/xschem/xschem-lib-path", "/");
 		append("/local/xschem/xschem-lib-path", "share/doc/xschem/generators");
 
+		append("/local/xschem/xschem-lib-path", ":");
+		append("/local/xschem/xschem-lib-path", get("/local/xschem/prefix"));
+		append("/local/xschem/xschem-lib-path", "/");
+		append("/local/xschem/xschem-lib-path", "share/doc/xschem/inst_sch_select");
+
 		append("/local/xschem/xschem-lib-path", ":");
 		append("/local/xschem/xschem-lib-path", get("/local/xschem/prefix"));
 		append("/local/xschem/xschem-lib-path", "/");