--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@
 configdir=$SYSCONFDIR/prelude-lml
 prelude_lml_conf=$configdir/prelude-lml.conf
 regex_conf=$configdir/plugins.rules
-metadata_dir=$LOCALSTATEDIR/lib/prelude-lml
+metadata_dir=$LOCALSTATEDIR/prelude-lml
 plugindir=$LIBDIR/prelude-lml
-lml_run_dir=$LOCALSTATEDIR/run/prelude-lml
+lml_run_dir=/run/prelude-lml
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PRELUDE_LML_CONF, "$prelude_lml_conf", Path to the LML configuration file)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(LOG_PLUGIN_DIR, "$plugindir", Prelude-LML report plugin directory)