diff --git a/Quake/gl_model.c b/Quake/gl_model.c
index f29cee38..86665cf3 100644
--- a/Quake/gl_model.c
+++ b/Quake/gl_model.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 Copyright (C) 1996-2001 Id Software, Inc.
 Copyright (C) 2002-2009 John Fitzgibbons and others
-Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Kristian Duske
+Copyright (C) 2011 O.Sezer
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -645,11 +645,12 @@ void Mod_LoadLighting (lump_t *l)
 	data = (byte*) COM_LoadHunkFile (litfilename, &path_id);
 	if (data)
 	{
-		// use lit file only from the same gamedir as the map itself
-		if (path_id != loadmodel->path_id)
+		// use lit file only from the same gamedir as the map
+		// itself or from a searchpath with higher priority.
+		if (path_id < loadmodel->path_id)
 		{
 			Hunk_FreeToLowMark(mark);
-			Con_Printf("%s ignored (not from the same gamedir)\n", litfilename);
+			Con_Printf("ignored %s from a gamedir with lower priority\n", litfilename);
 		}
 		else
 		if (data[0] == 'Q' && data[1] == 'L' && data[2] == 'I' && data[3] == 'T')
diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
index 1b879292..db703b80 100644
--- a/README.html
+++ b/README.html
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Compile time options include
 <LI> Fixed an erroneous protocol check in the server code</LI>
 <LI> Raised the default zone memory size to 384 kb</LI>
 <LI> Raised the default max_edicts from 1024 to 2048</LI>
-<LI> Revised lit file loading, the lit file must be from the same game directory as the map itself</LI>
+<LI> Revised lit file loading, the lit file must be from the same game directory as the map itself or from a searchpath with a higher priority</LI>
 <LI> Fixed rest of the compiler warnings</LI>
 <LI> Other minor sound and cdaudio updates</LI>
 </UL>
diff --git a/README.sgml b/README.sgml
index 424a5904..b542ec9d 100644
--- a/README.sgml
+++ b/README.sgml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Compile time options include
 <item> Fixed an erroneous protocol check in the server code
 <item> Raised the default zone memory size to 384 kb
 <item> Raised the default max_edicts from 1024 to 2048
-<item> Revised lit file loading, the lit file must be from the same game directory as the map itself
+<item> Revised lit file loading, the lit file must be from the same game directory as the map itself or from a searchpath with a higher priority
 <item> Fixed rest of the compiler warnings
 <item> Other minor sound and cdaudio updates
 </itemize>
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 3b7e6cc6..26ead853 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@
   o  Raised the default max_edicts from 1024 to 2048
 
   o  Revised lit file loading, the lit file must be from the same game
-     directory as the map itself
+     directory as the map itself or from a searchpath with a higher
+     priority
 
   o  Fixed rest of the compiler warnings