--- hal/hald/haldaemon.in
+++ hal/hald/haldaemon.in
@@ -11,11 +11,17 @@
 # pidfile: @HALD_PID_FILE@
 #
 
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+sbindir=@sbindir@
+sysconfdir=@sysconfdir@
+localstatedir=@localstatedir@
+
 # Sanity checks.
-[ -x @SBINDIR@/hald ] || exit 0
+[ -x @sbindir@/hald ] || exit 0
 
 # Source function library.
-. @SYSCONFDIR@/rc.d/init.d/functions
+. @sysconfdir@/rc.d/init.d/functions
 
 # so we can rearrange this easily
 processname=hald
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@
     daemon --check $servicename $processname
     RETVAL=$?
     echo
-    [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lock/subsys/$servicename
+    [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch @localstatedir@/lock/subsys/$servicename
 }
 
 stop() {
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@
         start
         ;;
     condrestart)
-        if [ -f @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lock/subsys/$servicename ]; then
+        if [ -f @localstatedir@/lock/subsys/$servicename ]; then
             stop
 	    sleep 3
             start