diff --git a/src/kdenlivesettings.kcfg b/src/kdenlivesettings.kcfg
index 3fe5731383..f609ce745f 100644
--- a/src/kdenlivesettings.kcfg
+++ b/src/kdenlivesettings.kcfg
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
   <group name="env">
     <entry name="mltpath" type="Path">
       <label>Mlt framework install path.</label>
-      <default></default>
+      <default>@mlt@/share/mlt-7/profiles</default>
     </entry>
 
     <entry name="kdenliverendererpath" type="Path">
@@ -678,12 +678,12 @@
 
     <entry name="meltpath" type="Path">
       <label>Mlt melt renderer install path.</label>
-      <default></default>
+      <default>@mlt@/bin/melt</default>
     </entry>
 
     <entry name="ffmpegpath" type="Path">
       <label>FFmpeg / Libav binary path.</label>
-      <default></default>
+      <default>@ffmpeg@/bin/ffmpeg</default>
     </entry>
 
     <entry name="safeFFmpegParams" type="StringList">
@@ -694,12 +694,12 @@
 
     <entry name="ffplaypath" type="Path">
       <label>FFplay / avplay binary path.</label>
-      <default></default>
+      <default>@ffmpeg@/bin/ffplay</default>
     </entry>
 
     <entry name="ffprobepath" type="Path">
       <label>FFprobe / avprobe binary path.</label>
-      <default></default>
+      <default>@ffmpeg@/bin/ffprobe</default>
     </entry>
 
     <entry name="processingthreads" type="Int">
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
 
     <entry name="glaxnimatePath" type="String">
       <label>Path to the Glaxnimate application.</label>
-      <default></default>
+      <default>@glaxnimate@/bin/glaxnimate</default>
     </entry>
 
     <entry name="defaultvideoapp" type="String">