diff --git a/ctdb/wscript b/ctdb/wscript
index e9cd89436a3..893b9a4c59e 100644
--- a/ctdb/wscript
+++ b/ctdb/wscript
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ def build(bld):
     for t in etc_subdirs:
         files = SUBDIR_MODE('%s/%s' % (configdir, t), trim_path=configdir)
         for fmode in files:
-            bld.INSTALL_FILES(bld.env.CTDB_ETCDIR, 'config/%s' % fmode[0],
+            bld.INSTALL_FILES('${EXEC_PREFIX}${CTDB_ETCDIR}', 'config/%s' % fmode[0],
                               destname=fmode[0], chmod=fmode[1])
 
     # If this is a direct install and there are no event scripts
@@ -901,17 +901,13 @@ def build(bld):
     ]
 
     for t in etc_scripts:
-        bld.INSTALL_FILES(bld.env.CTDB_ETCDIR, 'config/%s' % t,
+        bld.INSTALL_FILES('${EXEC_PREFIX}${CTDB_ETCDIR}', 'config/%s' % t,
                           destname=t, chmod=MODE_755)
 
-    bld.INSTALL_FILES('${CTDB_ETCDIR}/events/notification',
+    bld.INSTALL_FILES('${EXEC_PREFIX}$${CTDB_ETCDIR}/events/notification',
                       'config/notification.README',
                       destname='README')
 
-    bld.INSTALL_DIR(bld.env.CTDB_LOGDIR)
-    bld.INSTALL_DIR(bld.env.CTDB_RUNDIR)
-    bld.INSTALL_DIR(bld.env.CTDB_VARDIR)
-
     for d in ['volatile', 'persistent', 'state']:
         bld.INSTALL_DIR(os.path.join(bld.env.CTDB_VARDIR, d))