--- a/src/fte.cpp
+++ b/src/fte.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@
 #if defined(UNIX)
 /* default locations for the configuration files */
 static const char * const Unix_RCPaths[] = {
-    "/usr/local/etc/fte/system.fterc",
-    "/etc/fte/system.fterc",
-    "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fte/system.fterc",
+    "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/local/etc/fte/system.fterc",
+    "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/etc/fte/system.fterc",
 };
 
 // variables used by vfte
