diff --git a/CRM/Core/CodeGen/Config.php b/CRM/Core/CodeGen/Config.php
index c01834d3bbcd..1d6b2431d196 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/CodeGen/Config.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/CodeGen/Config.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public function findConfigTemplate($cms) {
       case 'drupal8':
         $candidates[] = "../../modules/civicrm/civicrm.config.php.drupal";
         $candidates[] = "../../../modules/civicrm/civicrm.config.php.drupal";
+        $candidates[] = "../../../modules/civicrm-drupal/civicrm.config.php.drupal";
         break;
 
       case 'wordpress':