diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 15bf572..76b01f9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ noinst_HEADERS = $(srcdir)/*.h
 bin_PROGRAMS = xmlcopyeditor
 bindir = ${prefix}/bin
 xmlcopyeditordir = ${prefix}/share/xmlcopyeditor
-pixmapdir = /usr/share/pixmaps
-applicationsdir = /usr/share/applications
+pixmapdir = ${prefix}/share/pixmaps
+applicationsdir = ${prefix}/share/applications
 
 # the application source, library search path, and link libraries
 xmlcopyeditor_SOURCES = aboutdialog.cpp \
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index d517b67..b564074 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 # these are the headers for your project
 noinst_HEADERS = $(srcdir)/*.h
 xmlcopyeditordir = ${prefix}/share/xmlcopyeditor
-pixmapdir = /usr/share/pixmaps
+pixmapdir = ${prefix}/share/pixmaps
 applicationsdir = /usr/share/applications
 
 # the application source, library search path, and link libraries
diff --git a/src/xmlcopyeditor.spec b/src/xmlcopyeditor.spec
index 528ae8b..5facbe0 100644
--- a/src/xmlcopyeditor.spec
+++ b/src/xmlcopyeditor.spec
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{prefix}/bin/xmlcopyeditor
 %{prefix}/share/xmlcopyeditor/*
-/usr/share/applications/xmlcopyeditor.desktop
-/usr/share/pixmaps/xmlcopyeditor.png
+%{prefix}/applications/xmlcopyeditor.desktop
+%{prefix}/pixmaps/xmlcopyeditor.png