https://sourceforge.net/p/lirc/tickets/214/

diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 53d0f21..f833b4b 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ nodist_man_MANS         += man/xmode2.1 man/irxevent.1
 manpage_html            += man-html/irxevent.html man-html/xmode2.html
 endif
 
-docdir                  = @datadir@/doc/@PACKAGE@
 dist_doc_DATA           = irxevent.keys
 
 if HAVE_DOXYGEN
@@ -58,10 +57,10 @@ if HAVE_PYMOD_YAML
 nodist_website_html_DATA  += table.html
 endif
 
-vardocsdir              = $(localstatedir)/lib/lirc/plugins
+vardocsdir              = $(docdir)/plugins
 vardocs_DATA            = index.html html-source/lirc.css
 
-varimagedir             = $(localstatedir)/lib/lirc/images
+varimagedir             = $(docdir)/images
 varimage_DATA           = $(dist_image_DATA)
 
 website_imagedir        = $(docdir)/lirc.org/images