diff --git a/doc/flatpak.xml b/doc/flatpak.xml
index f76923c4..715e7d2c 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <para>
             flatpak can operate in system-wide or per-user mode. The system-wide
             data (runtimes, applications and configuration) is located in
-            <filename>$prefix/share/flatpak/</filename>, and the per-user
+            <filename>$prefix/var/lib/flatpak/</filename>, and the per-user
             data is in <filename>$HOME/.local/share/flatpak/</filename>.
             Below these locations, there is a local repository in the
             <filename>repo/</filename> subdirectory and installed runtimes
diff --git a/lib/flatpak-installation.c b/lib/flatpak-installation.c
index 1170b2bb..4ab6e6b5 100644
--- a/lib/flatpak-installation.c
+++ b/lib/flatpak-installation.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  *
  * An FlatpakInstallation object provides information about an installation
  * location for flatpak applications. Typical installation locations are either
- * system-wide (in /var/lib/flatpak) or per-user (in ~/.local/share/flatpak).
+ * system-wide (in $prefix/var/lib/flatpak) or per-user (in ~/.local/share/flatpak).
  *
  * FlatpakInstallation can list configured remotes as well as installed application
  * and runtime references (in short: refs). It can also run, install, update and