1diff --git a/src/emu/emuopts.cpp b/src/emu/emuopts.cpp
2index 834710c9eb0..6394ad8a7bc 100644
3--- a/src/emu/emuopts.cpp
4+++ b/src/emu/emuopts.cpp
5@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ const options_entry emu_options::s_option_entries[] =
6 { nullptr, nullptr, core_options::option_type::HEADER, "CORE SEARCH PATH OPTIONS" },
7 { OPTION_PLUGINDATAPATH, ".", core_options::option_type::PATH, "path to base folder for plugin data (read/write)" },
8 { OPTION_MEDIAPATH ";rp;biospath;bp", "roms", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to ROM sets and hard disk images" },
9- { OPTION_HASHPATH ";hash_directory;hash", "hash", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to software definition files" },
10- { OPTION_SAMPLEPATH ";sp", "samples", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to audio sample sets" },
11- { OPTION_ARTPATH, "artwork", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to artwork files" },
12- { OPTION_CTRLRPATH, "ctrlr", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to controller definitions" },
13- { OPTION_INIPATH, ".;ini;ini/presets", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to ini files" },
14- { OPTION_FONTPATH, ".", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to font files" },
15+ { OPTION_HASHPATH ";hash_directory;hash", "hash;@mamePath@/hash", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to software definition files" },
16+ { OPTION_SAMPLEPATH ";sp", "samples;@mamePath@/samples", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to audio sample sets" },
17+ { OPTION_ARTPATH, "artwork;@mamePath@/artwork", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to artwork files" },
18+ { OPTION_CTRLRPATH, "ctrlr;@mamePath@/ctrlr", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to controller definitions" },
19+ { OPTION_INIPATH, ".;ini;ini/presets;@mamePath@/ini/presets", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to ini files" },
20+ { OPTION_FONTPATH, ".;@mamePath@", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to font files" },
21 { OPTION_CHEATPATH, "cheat", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to cheat files" },
22 { OPTION_CROSSHAIRPATH, "crosshair", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to crosshair files" },
23- { OPTION_PLUGINSPATH, "plugins", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to plugin files" },
24- { OPTION_LANGUAGEPATH, "language", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to UI translation files" },
25+ { OPTION_PLUGINSPATH, "plugins;@mamePath@/plugins", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to plugin files" },
26+ { OPTION_LANGUAGEPATH, "language;@mamePath@/language", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to UI translation files" },
27 { OPTION_SWPATH, "software", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH, "path to loose software" },
28
29 // output directory options
30diff --git a/src/osd/modules/lib/osdobj_common.cpp b/src/osd/modules/lib/osdobj_common.cpp
31index 82fabfdc0ba..eefdaba7fbe 100644
32--- a/src/osd/modules/lib/osdobj_common.cpp
33+++ b/src/osd/modules/lib/osdobj_common.cpp
34@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ const options_entry osd_options::s_option_entries[] =
35 { OSDOPTION_NETWORK_PROVIDER, OSDOPTVAL_AUTO, core_options::option_type::STRING, "Emulated networking provider: " },
36
37 { nullptr, nullptr, core_options::option_type::HEADER, "BGFX POST-PROCESSING OPTIONS" },
38- { OSDOPTION_BGFX_PATH, "bgfx", core_options::option_type::PATH, "path to BGFX-related files" },
39+ { OSDOPTION_BGFX_PATH, "@mamePath@/bgfx", core_options::option_type::PATH, "path to BGFX-related files" },
40 { OSDOPTION_BGFX_BACKEND, "auto", core_options::option_type::STRING, "BGFX backend to use (d3d9, d3d11, d3d12, metal, opengl, gles, vulkan)" },
41 { OSDOPTION_BGFX_DEBUG, "0", core_options::option_type::BOOLEAN, "enable BGFX debugging statistics" },
42 { OSDOPTION_BGFX_SCREEN_CHAINS, "", core_options::option_type::STRING, "comma-delimited list of screen chain JSON names, colon-delimited per-window" },