diff --git a/config/aerc.conf b/config/aerc.conf
index fbbf587..ede1a03 100644
--- a/config/aerc.conf
+++ b/config/aerc.conf
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ next-message-on-delete=true
 #
 #   ${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
 #
 # default: ""
 stylesets-dirs=
@@ -254,8 +253,7 @@ new-email=
 #
 #   ${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
 #
 # default: ""
 template-dirs=
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 2120310..92b7655 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ func buildDefaultDirs() []string {
 	}
 
 	// Add fixed fallback locations
-	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "/usr/local/share/aerc")
-	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "/usr/share/aerc")
+	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "@out@/local/share/aerc")
+	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "@out@/share/aerc")
 
 	return defaultDirs
 }
diff --git a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
index 885c4f8..77a853e 100644
--- a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
+++ b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ account credentials. We look for these files in your XDG config home plus
 "aerc", which defaults to ~/.config/aerc.
 
 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 lines.
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ 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
 	```
 
 	Default: ""
@@ -381,7 +380,7 @@ against (non-case-sensitive) and a comma, e.g. subject,text will match a
 subject which contains "text". Use header,~regex to match against a regex.
 
 aerc ships with some default filters installed in the share directory (usually
-_/usr/share/aerc/filters_). Note that these may have additional dependencies
+_@out@/share/aerc/filters_). Note that these may have additional dependencies
 that aerc does not have alone.
 
 ## TRIGGERS
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ and forward commands can be called with the -T flag with the name of the
 template name.
 
 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.
 
@@ -419,8 +418,7 @@ 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
 	```
 
 	Default: ""