diff --git a/config/aerc.conf b/config/aerc.conf
index 7d33b43..4315f0e 100644
--- a/config/aerc.conf
+++ b/config/aerc.conf
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@
 #
 #   ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aerc/stylesets
 #   ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc/stylesets
-#   /usr/local/share/aerc/stylesets
-#   /usr/share/aerc/stylesets
+#   @out@/share/aerc/stylesets
 #
 #stylesets-dirs=
 
@@ -547,8 +546,7 @@ message/rfc822=colorize
 #
 #   ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aerc/templates
 #   ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc/templates
-#   /usr/local/share/aerc/templates
-#   /usr/share/aerc/templates
+#   @out@/share/aerc/templates
 #
 #template-dirs=
 
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index d70bcfe..c19e59a 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -54,10 +54,8 @@ func buildDefaultDirs() []string {
 	}
 
 	// Add fixed fallback locations
-	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "/usr/local/libexec/aerc")
-	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "/usr/local/share/aerc")
-	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "/usr/libexec/aerc")
-	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "/usr/share/aerc")
+	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "@out@/libexec/aerc")
+	defaultDirs = append(defaultDirs, "@out@/share/aerc")
 
 	return defaultDirs
 }
diff --git a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
index 9e1f8a3..694abbc 100644
--- a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
+++ b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
@@ -300,8 +300,7 @@ These options are configured in the *[ui]* section of _aerc.conf_.
 	```
 	${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aerc/stylesets
 	${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc/stylesets
-	/usr/local/share/aerc/stylesets
-	/usr/share/aerc/stylesets
+	@out@/share/aerc/stylesets
 	```
 
 *styleset-name* = _<string>_
@@ -900,8 +899,7 @@ These options are configured in the *[templates]* section of _aerc.conf_.
 	```
 	${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aerc/templates
 	${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc/templates
-	/usr/local/share/aerc/templates
-	/usr/share/aerc/templates
+	@out@/share/aerc/templates
 	```
 
 *new-message* = _<template_name>_
diff --git a/doc/aerc-templates.7.scd b/doc/aerc-templates.7.scd
index ae9bc6d..5f42b14 100644
--- a/doc/aerc-templates.7.scd
+++ b/doc/aerc-templates.7.scd
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ aerc provides the following additional functions:
 	Execute external command, provide the second argument to its stdin.
 
 	```
-	{{exec `/usr/libexec/aerc/filters/html` .OriginalText}}
+	{{exec `@out@/libexec/aerc/filters/html` .OriginalText}}
 	```
 
 *.Local*
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ aerc provides the following additional functions:
 
 	```
 	{{if eq .OriginalMIMEType "text/html"}}
-	{{exec `/usr/libexec/aerc/filters/html` .OriginalText | wrap 72 | quote}}
+	{{exec `@out@/libexec/aerc/filters/html` .OriginalText | wrap 72 | quote}}
 	{{else}}
 	{{wrap 72 .OriginalText | trimSignature | quote}}
 	{{end}}