diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d038936d3..5106db666 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ if (APPLE)
     set(MORROWIND_DATA_FILES "./data" CACHE PATH "location of Morrowind data files")
     set(OPENMW_RESOURCE_FILES "./resources" CACHE PATH "location of OpenMW resources files")
 elseif(UNIX)
-    set(MORROWIND_DATA_FILES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/games/openmw/data/" CACHE PATH "location of Morrowind data files")
-    set(OPENMW_RESOURCE_FILES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/games/openmw/resources/" CACHE PATH "location of OpenMW resources files")
+    set(MORROWIND_DATA_FILES "${DATADIR}/data" CACHE PATH "location of Morrowind data files")
+    set(OPENMW_RESOURCE_FILES "${DATADIR}/resources" CACHE PATH "location of OpenMW resources files")
 else()
     set(MORROWIND_DATA_FILES "data" CACHE PATH "location of Morrowind data files")
     set(OPENMW_RESOURCE_FILES "resources" CACHE PATH "location of OpenMW resources files")