diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index be80162e..d6bd3cde 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ set(RUNTIME_DIR                 "${RUNTIME_DIR_DEFAULT}"
 set(SESSION_COMMAND             "${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/scripts/Xsession"              CACHE PATH      "Script to execute when starting the X11 desktop session")
 set(WAYLAND_SESSION_COMMAND     "${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/scripts/wayland-session"       CACHE PATH      "Script to execute when starting the Wayland desktop session")
 
-set(CONFIG_FILE                 "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/plasmalogin.conf"        CACHE PATH      "Path of the plasmalogin config file")
-set(CONFIG_DIR                  "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/plasmalogin.conf.d"      CACHE PATH      "Path of the plasmalogin config directory")
+set(CONFIG_FILE                 "/etc/plasmalogin.conf"        CACHE PATH      "Path of the plasmalogin config file")
+set(CONFIG_DIR                  "/etc/plasmalogin.conf.d"      CACHE PATH      "Path of the plasmalogin config directory")
 set(SYSTEM_CONFIG_DIR           "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/plasmalogin/plasmalogin.conf.d"      CACHE PATH      "Path of the system plasmalogin config directory")
 set(LOG_FILE                    "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR}/log/plasmalogin.log"  CACHE PATH      "Path of the plasmalogin log file")
 set(DBUS_CONFIG_FILENAME        "org.freedesktop.DisplayManager.conf"               CACHE STRING    "Name of the plasmalogin config file")
diff --git a/src/frontend/settings/CMakeLists.txt b/src/frontend/settings/CMakeLists.txt
index d77b6fdd..916ee28d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/settings/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/frontend/settings/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 set(PLASMALOGIN_SYSTEM_CONFIG_FILE  "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/plasmalogin/defaults.conf"      CACHE PATH  "Path of the system plasma-login config file")
 set(PLASMALOGIN_SYSTEM_CONFIG_DIR   "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/plasmalogin/plasmalogin.conf.d" CACHE PATH  "Path of the system plasma-login config directory")
-set(PLASMALOGIN_CONFIG_FILE         "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/plasmalogin.conf"          CACHE PATH  "Path of the plasma-login config file")
-set(PLASMALOGIN_CONFIG_DIR          "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/plasmalogin.conf.d"        CACHE PATH  "Path of the plasma-login config directory")
+set(PLASMALOGIN_CONFIG_FILE         "/etc/plasmalogin.conf"          CACHE PATH  "Path of the plasma-login config file")
+set(PLASMALOGIN_CONFIG_DIR          "/etc/plasmalogin.conf.d"        CACHE PATH  "Path of the plasma-login config directory")
 
 configure_file(config.h.in config.h IMMEDIATE @ONLY)