diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 728b5ab..389af7b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -77,5 +77,6 @@ AC_OUTPUT([
   tools/Makefile
   fonts/Makefile
   doc/Makefile
+  doc/toilet.1
 ])
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 83612b4..7573e7f 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $Id: Makefile.am 871 2006-09-25 15:58:33Z sam $
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
+EXTRA_DIST = toilet.1.in
 
 man_MANS = toilet.1
 
diff --git a/doc/toilet.1 b/doc/toilet.1.in
similarity index 98%
rename from doc/toilet.1
rename to doc/toilet.1.in
index d15c5b7..fb87503 100644
--- a/doc/toilet.1
+++ b/doc/toilet.1.in
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Use the given font instead of the default value. Fonts are
 or
 .B .tlf
 files stored in the
-.B /usr/share/figlet
+.B @datarootdir@/figlet
 directory. There is also a special built-in font called
 .I term
 that serves as a fallback if no font is available.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ that serves as a fallback if no font is available.
 .B \-d, \-\-directory <dir>
 Specify the directory in which to look for fonts. The default value is set
 at build time and usually defaults to
-.B /usr/share/figlet.
+.B @datarootdir@/figlet.
 .TP
 .B \-w, \-\-width <width>
 Set the output width. By default,
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 804ffc6..a909ef1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ toilet_SOURCES = main.c toilet.h \
 	filter.c filter.h \
 	export.c export.h \
 	term.c figlet.c
+toilet_CPPFLAGS = -DFONTDIR=\"$(datadir)/figlet\"
 toilet_CFLAGS = `pkg-config --cflags cucul`
 toilet_LDFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs cucul` @GETOPT_LIBS@ @ZLIB_LIBS@
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index fef4517..919f0c0 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     cx->export = "utf8";
     cx->font = "smblock";
-    cx->dir = "/usr/share/figlet/";
+    cx->dir = FONTDIR;
 
     cx->term_width = 80;