diff --git a/src/pacman/pacman.c b/src/pacman/pacman.c
index b6ab6140..3f085a8b 100644
--- a/src/pacman/pacman.c
+++ b/src/pacman/pacman.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if(config->root == NULL) {
-		config->root = strdup(PACROOT);
+		config->root = strdup(PM_ROOT);
 	}
 
 	/* add a trailing '/' if there isn't one */
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		cleanup(1);
 	}
 	if(config->dbpath == NULL) {
-		config->dbpath = strdup(PACDB);
+		config->dbpath = strdup(PM_DBPATH);
 	}
 	if(config->cachedir == NULL) {
-		config->cachedir = strdup(PACCACHE);
+		config->cachedir = strdup(PM_CACHEDIR);
 	}
 
 	/* set library parameters */
diff --git a/src/pacman/pacman.h b/src/pacman/pacman.h
index 61228729..51a25932 100644
--- a/src/pacman/pacman.h
+++ b/src/pacman/pacman.h
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 #ifndef _PM_PACMAN_H
 #define _PM_PACMAN_H
 
-#define PACROOT  "/"
-#define PACDB    "var/lib/pacman"
-#define PACCACHE "var/cache/pacman"
 #define PACCONF  "/etc/pacman.conf"
 
 /* Operations */