--- a/data/installed-tests/hardware.py
+++ b/data/installed-tests/hardware.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!@installedTestsPython@/bin/python3
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position,too-many-locals,unused-argument,wrong-import-order
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2017 Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com>
--- a/data/installed-tests/meson.build
+++ b/data/installed-tests/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 con2 = configuration_data()
 con2.set('installedtestsdir',
-         join_paths(datadir, 'installed-tests', 'fwupd'))
+         join_paths('@installedTests@', 'share', 'installed-tests', 'fwupd'))
 con2.set('bindir', bindir)
 
 configure_file(
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
   output : 'fwupd-tests.conf',
   configuration : con2,
   install: true,
-  install_dir: join_paths(sysconfdir, 'fwupd', 'remotes.d'),
+  install_dir: join_paths('@installedTests@', 'etc', 'fwupd', 'remotes.d'),
 )