diff --git a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
index d77a05f..6b43657 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ next-message-on-delete=true
 # list of directories.
 #
 # default: /usr/local/share/aerc/stylesets/
-stylesets-dirs=/usr/local/share/aerc/stylesets/
+stylesets-dirs=@SHAREDIR@/stylesets/
 
 # Sets the styleset to use for the aerc ui elements.
 #
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ address-book-cmd=khard email --parsable --search-in-source-files --remove-first-
 # You can also match on non-mimetypes, by prefixing with the header to match
 # against (non-case-sensitive) and a comma, e.g. subject,text will match a
 # subject which contains "text". Use header,~regex to match against a regex.
-subject,~^\[PATCH=awk -f /usr/local/share/aerc/filters/hldiff
-text/html=/usr/local/share/aerc/filters/html
-text/*=awk -f /usr/local/share/aerc/filters/plaintext
+subject,~^\[PATCH=awk -f @SHAREDIR@/filters/hldiff
+text/html=@SHAREDIR@/filters/html
+text/*=awk -f @SHAREDIR@/filters/plaintext
 #image/*=catimg -w $(tput cols) -
 
 [triggers]
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ new-email=exec notify-send "aerc: you have a new email"
 # list of directories.
 #
 # default: /usr/local/share/aerc/templates/
-template-dirs=/home/earne/.config/aerc/templates:/usr/local/share/aerc/templates/
+template-dirs=/home/earne/.config/aerc/templates:@SHAREDIR@/templates/
 
 # The template to be used for quoted replies.
 #