--- configure.ac.orig	2018-11-02 14:04:52 UTC
+++ configure.ac
@@ -497,15 +497,15 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([${enable_lto}])
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([NETDATA_USER], ["${with_user}"], [use this user to drop privileged])
 
-varlibdir="${localstatedir}/lib/netdata"
-registrydir="${localstatedir}/lib/netdata/registry"
-cachedir="${localstatedir}/cache/netdata"
+varlibdir="%%NETDATA_PERST%%"
+registrydir="%%NETDATA_PERST%%/registry"
+cachedir="%%NETDATA_CACHE%%"
 chartsdir="${libexecdir}/netdata/charts.d"
 nodedir="${libexecdir}/netdata/node.d"
 pythondir="${libexecdir}/netdata/python.d"
-configdir="${sysconfdir}/netdata"
+configdir="%%ETCDIR%%"
 libconfigdir="${libdir}/netdata/conf.d"
-logdir="${localstatedir}/log/netdata"
+logdir="%%NETDATA_LOG%%"
 pluginsdir="${libexecdir}/netdata/plugins.d"
 
 AC_SUBST([build_target])