diff --git a/meta/classes/gconf.bbclass b/meta/classes/gconf.bbclass
index e9076b2..11ad495 100644
--- a/meta/classes/gconf.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/gconf.bbclass
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ fi
 SCHEMA_LOCATION=$D/etc/gconf/schemas
 for SCHEMA in ${SCHEMA_FILES}; do
 	if [ -e $SCHEMA_LOCATION/$SCHEMA ]; then
-		HOME=$D/root gconftool-2 \
-			--makefile-install-rule $SCHEMA_LOCATION/$SCHEMA > /dev/null
+		export HOME=$D/root
+		if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
+			gconftool-2 \
+				--makefile-install-rule $SCHEMA_LOCATION/$SCHEMA > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
+		else
+			gconftool-2 \
+				--makefile-install-rule $SCHEMA_LOCATION/$SCHEMA > /dev/null
+		fi
 	fi
 done
 }