diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b155ab69..ab42dca8 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ file(STRINGS "VERSION" VERSION)
 
 project(ebusd)
 
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+include(CheckFunctionExists)
+include(CheckCXXSourceRuns)
+include(CheckIncludeFile)
+
 set(PACKAGE ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
 set(PACKAGE_NAME ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
 set(PACKAGE_TARNAME ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
@@ -45,10 +50,6 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
 if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "" CACHE PATH "..." FORCE)
 endif()
-include(GNUInstallDirs)
-include(CheckFunctionExists)
-include(CheckCXXSourceRuns)
-include(CheckIncludeFile)
 
 add_definitions(-fpic -Wall -Wno-unused-function -Wextra)
 
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ int main() {
   endif(HAVE_DIRECT_FLOAT_FORMAT_REV)
 endif(NOT HAVE_DIRECT_FLOAT_FORMAT)
 
-add_definitions(-D_GNU_SOURCE -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DSYSCONFDIR="${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}" -DLOCALSTATEDIR="${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR}")
+add_definitions(-D_GNU_SOURCE -DHAVE_CONFIG_H)
 configure_file(config.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config.h)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 include_directories(${ebusd_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index 0c693a2f..f73c5a54 100755
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@
 #cmakedefine PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "${PACKAGE_BUGREPORT}"
 
 /* The path and name of the log file. */
-#define PACKAGE_LOGFILE LOCALSTATEDIR "/log/" PACKAGE ".log"
+#cmakedefine PACKAGE_LOGFILE "${PACKAGE_LOGFILE}"
 
 /* The full name of this package. */
 #cmakedefine PACKAGE_NAME "${PACKAGE_NAME}"
 
 /* The path and name of the PID file. */
-#define PACKAGE_PIDFILE LOCALSTATEDIR "/run/" PACKAGE ".pid"
+#cmakedefine PACKAGE_PIDFILE "${PACKAGE_PIDFILE}"
 
 /* The full name and version of this package. */
 #cmakedefine PACKAGE_STRING "${PACKAGE_STRING}"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ad7453ed..c3fbd666 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ AM_COND_IF([KNX], [AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 		src/lib/knx/Makefile
 	])])
 
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_PIDFILE, LOCALSTATEDIR "/run/" PACKAGE ".pid", [The path and name of the PID file.])
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_LOGFILE, LOCALSTATEDIR "/log/" PACKAGE ".log", [The path and name of the log file.])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_PIDFILE, "${localstatedir}/run/${PACKAGE_NAME}.pid", [The path and name of the PID file.])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_LOGFILE, "${localstatedir}/log/${PACKAGE_NAME}.log", [The path and name of the log file.])
 AC_DEFINE(SCAN_VERSION, "[m4_esyscmd_s([sed -e 's#^\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*#\1#' -e 's#\.\([0-9]\)$#0\1#' -e 's#\.##' VERSION])]", [The version of the package formatted for the scan result.])
 AC_DEFINE(PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR, [m4_esyscmd_s([sed -e 's#^\([0-9]*\)\..*$#\1#' VERSION])], [The major version of the package.])
 AC_DEFINE(PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR, [m4_esyscmd_s([sed -e 's#^.*\.\([0-9]*\)$#\1#' VERSION])], [The minor version of the package.])
diff --git a/src/ebusd/Makefile.am b/src/ebusd/Makefile.am
index a557e5c5..673ef653 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/ebusd/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 AM_CXXFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src \
 	      -isystem$(top_srcdir) \
-	      -Wconversion -Wno-unused-parameter \
-	      -DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)\" \
-	      -DLOCALSTATEDIR=\"$(localstatedir)\"
+	      -Wconversion -Wno-unused-parameter
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = ebusd
 
diff --git a/src/ebusd/main.cpp b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
index 79deee4d..1cfcdd48 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/main.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
@@ -52,20 +52,6 @@ using std::setw;
 using std::nouppercase;
 using std::cout;
 
-/** the path and name of the PID file. */
-#ifdef PACKAGE_PIDFILE
-#define PID_FILE_NAME PACKAGE_PIDFILE
-#else
-#define PID_FILE_NAME "/var/run/ebusd.pid"
-#endif
-
-/** the path and name of the log file. */
-#ifdef PACKAGE_LOGFILE
-#define LOG_FILE_NAME PACKAGE_LOGFILE
-#else
-#define LOG_FILE_NAME "/var/log/ebusd.log"
-#endif
-
 /** the config path part behind the scheme (scheme without "://"). */
 #define CONFIG_PATH_SUFFIX "://cfg.ebusd.eu/"
 
@@ -117,7 +103,7 @@ static struct options s_opt = {
   false,  // foreground
   false,  // enableHex
   false,  // enableDefine
-  PID_FILE_NAME,  // pidFile
+  PACKAGE_PIDFILE,  // pidFile
   8888,  // port
   false,  // localOnly
   0,  // httpPort
@@ -257,7 +243,7 @@ static const struct argp_option argpoptions[] = {
   {"foreground",     'f',      nullptr,    0, "Run in foreground", 0 },
   {"enablehex",      O_HEXCMD, nullptr,    0, "Enable hex command", 0 },
   {"enabledefine",   O_DEFCMD, nullptr,    0, "Enable define command", 0 },
-  {"pidfile",        O_PIDFIL, "FILE",     0, "PID file name (only for daemon) [" PID_FILE_NAME "]", 0 },
+  {"pidfile",        O_PIDFIL, "FILE",     0, "PID file name (only for daemon) [" PACKAGE_PIDFILE "]", 0 },
   {"port",           'p',      "PORT",     0, "Listen for command line connections on PORT [8888]", 0 },
   {"localhost",      O_LOCAL,  nullptr,    0, "Listen for command line connections on 127.0.0.1 interface only", 0 },
   {"httpport",       O_HTTPPT, "PORT",     0, "Listen for HTTP connections on PORT, 0 to disable [0]", 0 },