diff --git a/src/fccfg.c b/src/fccfg.c
index f62e228..eeaf18a 100644
--- a/src/fccfg.c
+++ b/src/fccfg.c
@@ -2360,9 +2360,7 @@ DllMain (HINSTANCE hinstDLL,
 
 #endif /* !_WIN32 */
 
-#ifndef FONTCONFIG_FILE
-#define FONTCONFIG_FILE	"fonts.conf"
-#endif
+#define FONTCONFIG_FILE	"@PREFIX@/etc/fonts/fonts.conf"
 
 static FcChar8 *
 FcConfigFileExists (const FcChar8 *dir, const FcChar8 *file)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a415d39..438a250 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ if default_fonts_dirs == ['yes']
   elif host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
     fc_fonts_paths = ['/System/Library/Fonts', '/Library/Fonts', '~/Library/Fonts', '/System/Library/Assets/com_apple_MobileAsset_Font3', '/System/Library/Assets/com_apple_MobileAsset_Font4']
   else
-    fc_fonts_paths = ['/usr/share/fonts', '/usr/local/share/fonts']
+    fc_fonts_paths = ['/usr/share/fonts', join_paths(prefix, 'fonts')]
   endif
 else
   fc_fonts_paths = default_fonts_dirs