diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 11dc197c1..5034bcf3e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -299,16 +299,16 @@ endif()
 
 # {{{ Installation.
 install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_AWE_NAME} ${PROJECT_AWECLIENT_NAME} RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
-install(FILES ${AWE_LUA_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_REL_LUA_LIB_PATH})
-install(FILES ${AWE_CONF_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_REL_CONF_PATH})
+install(FILES ${AWE_LUA_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_LUA_LIB_PATH})
+install(FILES ${AWE_CONF_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_CONF_PATH})
 if(GENERATE_MANPAGES)
-    install(FILES ${AWE_MAN1_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_MAN1_PATH})
-    install(FILES ${AWE_MAN5_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_MAN5_PATH})
+    install(FILES ${AWE_MAN1_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_MAN_PATH}/man1)
+    install(FILES ${AWE_MAN5_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_MAN_PATH}/man5)
 endif()
-install(DIRECTORY ${AWE_ICON_DIR} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_REL_ICON_PATH})
-install(FILES ${AWE_DOC_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_REL_DOC_PATH})
-if(LUADOC_EXECUTABLE)
-    install(DIRECTORY ${BUILD_DIR}/luadoc DESTINATION ${AWESOME_REL_DOC_PATH})
+install(DIRECTORY ${AWE_ICON_DIR} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH})
+install(FILES ${AWE_DOC_FILES} DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DOC_PATH})
+if(GENERATE_LUADOC)
+    install(DIRECTORY ${BUILD_DIR}/luadoc DESTINATION ${AWESOME_DOC_PATH})
 endif()
 # }}}
 
diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index 562f43824..e0d74d388 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ endif()
 if(DEFINED SYSCONFDIR)
     set(AWESOME_ETC ${SYSCONFDIR})
 else()
-    set(AWESOME_ETC etc)
+    set(AWESOME_ETC ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/etc)
 endif()   
 
 set(AWESOME_VERSION          ${VERSION})
@@ -217,16 +217,12 @@ set(AWESOME_COMPILE_MACHINE  ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
 set(AWESOME_COMPILE_HOSTNAME ${BUILDHOSTNAME})
 set(AWESOME_COMPILE_BY       $ENV{USER})
 set(AWESOME_RELEASE          ${CODENAME})
-set(AWESOME_SHARE            share)
-set(AWESOME_LUA_LIB_PATH     ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${AWESOME_SHARE}/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME}/lib)
-set(AWESOME_ICON_PATH        ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${AWESOME_SHARE}/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME}/icons)
-set(AWESOME_CONF_PATH        ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${AWESOME_ETC}/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME})
-set(AWESOME_MAN1_PATH        ${AWESOME_SHARE}/man/man1)
-set(AWESOME_MAN5_PATH        ${AWESOME_SHARE}/man/man5)
-set(AWESOME_REL_LUA_LIB_PATH ${AWESOME_SHARE}/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME}/lib)
-set(AWESOME_REL_CONF_PATH    ${AWESOME_ETC}/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME})
-set(AWESOME_REL_ICON_PATH    ${AWESOME_SHARE}/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME})
-set(AWESOME_REL_DOC_PATH     ${AWESOME_SHARE}/doc/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME})
+set(AWESOME_CONF_PATH        ${AWESOME_ETC}/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME})
+set(AWESOME_DATA_PATH        ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME})
+set(AWESOME_DOC_PATH         ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/doc/${PROJECT_AWE_NAME})
+set(AWESOME_MAN_PATH         ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/man)
+set(AWESOME_LUA_LIB_PATH     ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH}/lib)
+set(AWESOME_ICON_PATH        ${AWESOME_DATA_PATH}/icons)
 # }}}
 
 # {{{ Configure files.