diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index cd7da4e..80ccd66 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -58,14 +58,15 @@ The ignore patterns from the example config:
 
 **** System config files
 
-Directories in this list will be pushed to the root ~/~ of the system, instead of ~$HOME~.
+Everything in this list will be pushed to the root ~/~ of the system, instead of ~$HOME~. \\
+These support the same file matching as explained in the [[#ignore-patterns][Ignore patterns]] section.
 
-The system directories from the example config:
+The system patterns from the example config:
 #+BEGIN_SRC javascript
-"systemDirectories": [
-	"/boot",
-	"/etc",
-	"/usr/share"
+"systemPatterns": [
+	"/boot/",
+	"/etc/",
+	"/usr/share/"
 ]
 #+END_SRC
 
diff --git a/doc/manafiles.json b/doc/manafiles.json
index 8103dc5..05d075e 100644
--- a/doc/manafiles.json
+++ b/doc/manafiles.json
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 		"README.org",
 		"screenshot.png"
 	],
-	"systemDirectories": [
-		"/boot",
-		"/etc",
-		"/usr/share"
+	"systemPatterns": [
+		"/boot/",
+		"/etc/",
+		"/usr/share/"
 	]
 }
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 951b9af..5fa0d78 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void to_json(nlohmann::json& object, const Settings& settings)
 {
 	object = nlohmann::json {
 		{ "ignorePatterns", settings.ignorePatterns },
-		{ "systemDirectories", settings.systemDirectories }
+		{ "systemPatterns", settings.systemPatterns }
 	};
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void from_json(const nlohmann::json& object, Settings& settings)
 		object.at("ignorePatterns").get_to(settings.ignorePatterns);
 	}
 
-	if (object.find("systemDirectories") != object.end()) {
-		object.at("systemDirectories").get_to(settings.systemDirectories);
+	if (object.find("systemPatterns") != object.end()) {
+		object.at("systemPatterns").get_to(settings.systemPatterns);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 785f03b..e64c3ae 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ struct Settings {
 		"README.org",
 		"screenshot.png",
 	};
-	std::vector<std::filesystem::path> systemDirectories {
-		"/boot",
-		"/etc",
-		"/usr/share"
+	std::vector<std::string> systemPatterns {
+		"/boot/",
+		"/etc/",
+		"/usr/share/"
 	};
 };
 
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ public:
 	Config(s);
 	virtual ~Config();
 
-	void setSystemDirectories(const std::vector<std::filesystem::path>& systemDirectories) { m_settings.systemDirectories = systemDirectories; }
+	void setSystemPatterns(const std::vector<std::string>& systemPatterns) { m_settings.systemPatterns = systemPatterns; }
 	void setIgnorePatterns(const std::vector<std::string>& ignorePatterns) { m_settings.ignorePatterns = ignorePatterns; }
 	void setVerbose(bool verbose) { m_verbose = verbose; }
 
 	const std::vector<std::string>& ignorePatterns() const { return m_settings.ignorePatterns; }
-	const std::vector<std::filesystem::path>& systemDirectories() const { return m_settings.systemDirectories; }
+	const std::vector<std::string>& systemPatterns() const { return m_settings.systemPatterns; }
 
 	const std::filesystem::path& workingDirectory() const { return m_workingDirectory; }
 	size_t workingDirectorySize() const { return m_workingDirectorySize; }
diff --git a/src/dotfile.cpp b/src/dotfile.cpp
index 87c11aa..a40a5fe 100644
--- a/src/dotfile.cpp
+++ b/src/dotfile.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ void Dotfile::add(const std::vector<std::string>& targets)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (isSystemTarget(targets.at(i))) {
+		if (match(std::filesystem::directory_entry { targets.at(i) },
+		          Config::the().systemPatterns())) {
 			systemIndices.push_back(i);
 		}
 		else {
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ void Dotfile::pullOrPush(SyncType type, const std::vector<std::string>& targets)
 	// Separate home and system targets
 	forEachDotfile(targets, [&](const std::filesystem::directory_entry& path, size_t index) {
 		dotfiles.push_back(path.path().string());
-		if (isSystemTarget(path.path().string())) {
+		if (match(path, Config::the().systemPatterns())) {
 			systemIndices.push_back(index);
 		}
 		else {
@@ -500,20 +501,3 @@ void Dotfile::forEachDotfile(const std::vector<std::string>& targets, const std:
 		callback(path, index++);
 	}
 }
-
-bool Dotfile::isSystemTarget(const std::string& target)
-{
-	for (const auto& systemDirectory : Config::the().systemDirectories()) {
-
-		if (target.find(systemDirectory) == 0) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		// FIXME: The second filesystem::path cant have a "/" as the first character,
-		//        as it will think the path is at the root.
-		if (target.find(Config::the().workingDirectory().string() + systemDirectory.string()) == 0) {
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
diff --git a/src/dotfile.h b/src/dotfile.h
index 6ec2869..b94c701 100644
--- a/src/dotfile.h
+++ b/src/dotfile.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ private:
 	void selectivelyCommentOrUncomment(const std::string& path);
 
 	void forEachDotfile(const std::vector<std::string>& targets, const std::function<void(const std::filesystem::directory_entry&, size_t)>& callback);
-	bool isSystemTarget(const std::string& target);
 };
 
 #endif // DOTFILE_H
diff --git a/test/unit/testdotfile.cpp b/test/unit/testdotfile.cpp
index fb08365..f7ccc49 100644
--- a/test/unit/testdotfile.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/testdotfile.cpp
@@ -868,9 +868,9 @@ TEST_CASE(AddSystemDotfiles)
 {
 	EXPECT(geteuid() == 0, return );
 
-	Config::the().setSystemDirectories({ "/etc", "/usr/lib" });
+	Config::the().setSystemPatterns({ "/etc/", "/usr/lib/" });
 	Dotfile::the().add({ "/etc/group", "/usr/lib/os-release" });
-	Config::the().setSystemDirectories({});
+	Config::the().setSystemPatterns({});
 
 	EXPECT(std::filesystem::exists("etc/group"));
 	EXPECT(std::filesystem::exists("usr/lib/os-release"));
@@ -885,9 +885,9 @@ TEST_CASE(PullSystemDotfiles)
 
 	createTestDotfiles({ "etc/group" }, { "" }, true);
 
-	Config::the().setSystemDirectories({ "/etc" });
+	Config::the().setSystemPatterns({ "/etc/" });
 	Dotfile::the().pull({ "etc/group" });
-	Config::the().setSystemDirectories({});
+	Config::the().setSystemPatterns({});
 
 	Util::File lhs("/etc/group");
 	Util::File rhs(Config::the().workingDirectory() / "etc/group");