--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #define @pkg_uname@_BUGREPORT	"@pkg_bugreport@"
 
 // Path to runtime game state, such as scorefiles
-#define _PATH_GAME_STATE	"@localstatedir@/@pkg_name@/"
+#define _PATH_GAME_STATE	"@prefix@@localstatedir@/@pkg_name@/"
 
 // Path to the system dictionary
 #define _PATH_WORDLIST		"@wordlist@"
