diff --git i/src/cpp/core/libclang/LibClang.cpp w/src/cpp/core/libclang/LibClang.cpp
index ec12a3a1ff..8c81b633ae 100644
--- i/src/cpp/core/libclang/LibClang.cpp
+++ w/src/cpp/core/libclang/LibClang.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> defaultCompileArgs(LibraryVersion version)
 
    // we need to add in the associated libclang headers as
    // they are not discovered / used by default during compilation
-   FilePath llvmPath = s_libraryPath.parent().parent();
+   FilePath llvmPath("@clang@");
    boost::format fmt("%1%/lib/clang/%2%/include");
    fmt % llvmPath.absolutePath() % version.asString();
    std::string includePath = fmt.str();
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> systemClangVersions()
 #elif defined(__unix__)
    // default set of versions
    clangVersions = {
-      "/usr/lib/libclang.so",
-      "/usr/lib/llvm/libclang.so",
-      "/usr/lib64/libclang.so",
-      "/usr/lib64/llvm/libclang.so",
+      "@libclang.so@"
    };
    
    // iterate through the set of available 'llvm' directories