diff --git a/scripts/opentitan/cfggen.py b/scripts/opentitan/cfggen.py
index bb5a27b11dfbd..a9fe42f9df30c 100755
--- a/scripts/opentitan/cfggen.py
+++ b/scripts/opentitan/cfggen.py
@@ -553,29 +553,42 @@ def main():
             ot_dir = abspath(ot_dir)
             log.info("OT directory: '%s'", ot_dir)
         log.info("Variant: '%s'", topvar)
-        if not args.lifecycle:
-            lcpath = joinpath(ot_dir, 'hw/ip/lc_ctrl/rtl/lc_ctrl_state_pkg.sv')
-        else:
-            lcpath = args.lifecycle
+        top_dir = joinpath(ot_dir, 'hw', top)
+
+        lcfilename = 'lc_ctrl_state_pkg.sv'
+        lcpath = args.lifecycle
+        if not lcpath:
+            lc_constant_locations = [
+                joinpath(top_dir, f'rtl/autogen/dev/{lcfilename}'),
+                joinpath(top_dir, f'rtl/autogen/{lcfilename}'),
+                joinpath(ot_dir, f'hw/ip/lc_ctrl/rtl/{lcfilename}'),
+            ]
+            for maybe_lcpath in lc_constant_locations:
+                if isfile(maybe_lcpath):
+                    lcpath = maybe_lcpath
+                    break
+        if not lcpath:
+            argparser.error(f"Unknown location for '{lcfilename}'")
         if not isfile(lcpath):
             argparser.error(f"No such file '{lcpath}'")
+        log.debug(f"'{lcfilename}' location: '%s'", lcpath)
 
-        if not args.otpconst:
+        ocfilename = 'otp_ctrl_part_pkg.sv'
+        ocpath = args.otpconst
+        if not ocpath:
             otp_constant_locations = [
-                joinpath(
-                    ot_dir, "hw", top, "ip_autogen/otp_ctrl/rtl/otp_ctrl_part_pkg.sv"
-                ),
-                joinpath(ot_dir, 'hw/ip/otp_ctrl/rtl/otp_ctrl_part_pkg.sv'),
+                joinpath(top_dir, f'ip_autogen/otp_ctrl/rtl/{ocfilename}'),
+                joinpath(ot_dir, f'hw/ip/otp_ctrl/rtl/{ocfilename}'),
             ]
-            ocpath = None
             for maybe_ocpath in otp_constant_locations:
                 if isfile(maybe_ocpath):
                     ocpath = maybe_ocpath
                     break
-        else:
-            ocpath = args.otpconst
-        if ocpath is None or not isfile(lcpath):
+        if not ocpath:
+            argparser.error(f"Unknown location for '{ocfilename}'")
+        if not isfile(ocpath):
             argparser.error(f"No such file '{ocpath}'")
+        log.debug(f"'{ocfilename}' location: '%s'", ocpath)
 
         cfg.load_lifecycle(lcpath)
         cfg.load_otp_constants(ocpath)