diff --git a/config/aerc.conf b/config/aerc.conf
index fbc1f3ba..9eea2b81 100644
--- a/config/aerc.conf
+++ b/config/aerc.conf
@@ -301,8 +301,7 @@
 #
 #   ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aerc/stylesets
 #   ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc/stylesets
-#   /usr/local/share/aerc/stylesets
-#   /usr/share/aerc/stylesets
+#   @out@/share/aerc/stylesets
 #
 #stylesets-dirs=
 
@@ -741,8 +740,8 @@
 #   ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc/filters
 #   $PREFIX/libexec/aerc/filters
 #   $PREFIX/share/aerc/filters
-#   /usr/libexec/aerc/filters
-#   /usr/share/aerc/filters
+#   @out@/libexec/aerc/filters
+#   @out@/share/aerc/filters
 #
 # If you want to run a program in your default $PATH which has the same name
 # as a builtin filter (e.g. /usr/bin/colorize), use its absolute path.
@@ -845,8 +844,7 @@ text/html=! html
 #
 #   ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aerc/templates
 #   ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc/templates
-#   /usr/local/share/aerc/templates
-#   /usr/share/aerc/templates
+#   @out@/share/aerc/templates
 #
 #template-dirs=
 
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 14c4b233..9f305ffd 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@ func buildDefaultDirs() []string {
 	}
 
 	// Add fixed fallback locations
-	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "/usr/local/libexec/aerc")
-	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "/usr/local/share/aerc")
-	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "/usr/libexec/aerc")
-	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "/usr/share/aerc")
+	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "@out@/libexec/aerc")
+	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "@out@/share/aerc")
 
 	return defaultDirs
 }
diff --git a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
index 1e3daaa9..cd118be0 100644
--- a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
+++ b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ _aerc_, which defaults to _~/.config/aerc_. Alternate files can be specified via
 command line arguments, see *aerc*(1).
 
 Examples of these config files are typically included with your installation of
-aerc and are usually installed in _/usr/share/aerc_.
+aerc and are usually installed in _@out@/share/aerc_.
 
 Each file uses the ini format, and consists of sections with keys and values.
 A line beginning with _#_ is considered a comment and ignored, as are empty
@@ -386,8 +386,7 @@ These options are configured in the *[ui]* section of _aerc.conf_.
 	```
 	${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aerc/stylesets
 	${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc/stylesets
-	/usr/local/share/aerc/stylesets
-	/usr/share/aerc/stylesets
+	@out@/share/aerc/stylesets
 	```
 
 *styleset-name* = _<string>_
@@ -1019,7 +1018,7 @@ will be set to the terminal TTY. The filter is expected to implement its own
 paging.
 
 aerc ships with some default filters installed in the libexec directory (usually
-_/usr/libexec/aerc/filters_). Note that these may have additional dependencies
+_@out@/libexec/aerc/filters_). Note that these may have additional dependencies
 that aerc does not have alone.
 
 The filter commands are invoked with _sh -c command_. The following folders are
@@ -1031,8 +1030,8 @@ ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aerc/filters
 ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc/filters
 $PREFIX/libexec/aerc/filters
 $PREFIX/share/aerc/filters
-/usr/libexec/aerc/filters
-/usr/share/aerc/filters
+@out@/libexec/aerc/filters
+@out@/share/aerc/filters
 ```
 
 If you want to run a program in your default *$PATH* which has the same
@@ -1370,7 +1369,7 @@ of the template name. The available symbols and functions are described in
 *aerc-templates*(7).
 
 aerc ships with some default templates installed in the share directory (usually
-_/usr/share/aerc/templates_).
+_@out@/share/aerc/templates_).
 
 These options are configured in the *[templates]* section of _aerc.conf_.
 
@@ -1382,8 +1381,7 @@ These options are configured in the *[templates]* section of _aerc.conf_.
 	```
 	${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aerc/templates
 	${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc/templates
-	/usr/local/share/aerc/templates
-	/usr/share/aerc/templates
+	@out@/share/aerc/templates
 	```
 
 *new-message* = _<template_name>_
diff --git a/doc/aerc-templates.7.scd b/doc/aerc-templates.7.scd
index a6deb584..4f91869c 100644
--- a/doc/aerc-templates.7.scd
+++ b/doc/aerc-templates.7.scd
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ aerc provides the following additional functions:
 	Attaches a file to the message being composed.
 
 	```
-	{{.Attach '/usr/libexec/aerc/filters/html'}}
+	{{.Attach '@out@/libexec/aerc/filters/html'}}
 	```
 
 *exec*
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ aerc provides the following additional functions:
 
 	```
 	{{if eq .OriginalMIMEType "text/html"}}
-	{{exec `/usr/libexec/aerc/filters/html` .OriginalText | wrap 72 | quote}}
+	{{exec `@out@/libexec/aerc/filters/html` .OriginalText | wrap 72 | quote}}
 	{{else}}
 	{{wrap 72 .OriginalText | trimSignature | quote}}
 	{{end}}