diff --git a/Source/engine/assets.cpp b/Source/engine/assets.cpp
index 98d2fb14f..412756846 100644
--- a/Source/engine/assets.cpp
+++ b/Source/engine/assets.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> GetMPQSearchPaths()
 	if (paths[0] == paths[1] || (paths.size() == 3 && (paths[0] == paths[2] || paths[1] == paths[2])))
 		paths.pop_back();
 
-#if (defined(__unix__) || defined(__APPLE__)) && !defined(__ANDROID__)
+#if (defined(__unix__) || defined(__APPLE__)) && !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(__DJGPP__)
 	// `XDG_DATA_HOME` is usually the root path of `paths::PrefPath()`, so we only
 	// add `XDG_DATA_DIRS`.
 	const char *xdgDataDirs = std::getenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS");
diff --git a/Source/utils/file_util.h b/Source/utils/file_util.h
index 0e5d9e1f5..da9ffda46 100644
--- a/Source/utils/file_util.h
+++ b/Source/utils/file_util.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace devilution {
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__DJGPP__)
 constexpr char DirectorySeparator = '\\';
 #define DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR_STR "\\"
 #else
diff --git a/Source/utils/paths.cpp b/Source/utils/paths.cpp
index a0c60dd45..6b300742e 100644
--- a/Source/utils/paths.cpp
+++ b/Source/utils/paths.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void AddTrailingSlash(std::string &path)
 		path += DirectorySeparator;
 }
 
-std::string FromSDL(char *s)
+[[maybe_unused]] std::string FromSDL(char *s)
 {
 	const SDLUniquePtr<char> pinned(s);
 	std::string result = (s != nullptr ? s : "");
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ const std::string &NxdkGetPrefPath()
 const std::string &BasePath()
 {
 	if (!basePath) {
+#if defined(__DJGPP__)
+		basePath = std::string();
+#else
 		basePath = FromSDL(SDL_GetBasePath());
+#endif
 	}
 	return *basePath;
 }
@@ -80,13 +84,15 @@ const std::string &BasePath()
 const std::string &PrefPath()
 {
 	if (!prefPath) {
-#if defined(__IPHONEOS__)
+#if defined(__DJGPP__)
+		prefPath = std::string();
+#elif defined(__IPHONEOS__)
 		prefPath = FromSDL(IOSGetPrefPath());
 #elif defined(NXDK)
 		prefPath = NxdkGetPrefPath();
 #else
 		prefPath = FromSDL(SDL_GetPrefPath("diasurgical", "devilution"));
-#if !defined(__amigaos__)
+#if !defined(__amigaos__) && !defined(__DJGPP__)
 		if (FileExistsAndIsWriteable("diablo.ini")) {
 			prefPath = std::string();
 		}
@@ -99,13 +105,15 @@ const std::string &PrefPath()
 const std::string &ConfigPath()
 {
 	if (!configPath) {
-#if defined(__IPHONEOS__)
+#if defined(__DJGPP__)
+		configPath = std::string();
+#elif defined(__IPHONEOS__)
 		configPath = FromSDL(IOSGetPrefPath());
 #elif defined(NXDK)
 		configPath = NxdkGetPrefPath();
 #else
 		configPath = FromSDL(SDL_GetPrefPath("diasurgical", "devilution"));
-#if !defined(__amigaos__)
+#if !defined(__amigaos__) && !defined(__DJGPP__)
 		if (FileExistsAndIsWriteable("diablo.ini")) {
 			configPath = std::string();
 		}
@@ -118,8 +126,8 @@ const std::string &ConfigPath()
 const std::string &AssetsPath()
 {
 	if (!assetsPath) {
-#if __EMSCRIPTEN__
-		assetsPath.emplace("assets/");
+#if __EMSCRIPTEN__ || defined(__DJGPP__)
+		assetsPath.emplace("assets" DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR_STR);
 #elif defined(NXDK)
 		assetsPath.emplace("D:\\assets\\");
 #elif defined(__3DS__) || defined(__SWITCH__)