diff --git a/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in b/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in
index f0d3e935ea..d97592461d 100644
--- a/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in
+++ b/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ EXIT_FAILURE=1
 
 # Where the tool is installed.
 # default is relative path to installed location of the tools
-prefix="${prefix:-@prefix@}"
+prefix="${prefix:-../../..}"
 AR="@AR@"
 RANLIB="@RANLIB@"
 H5TOOL="h5c++"                  # The tool name
diff --git a/examples/run-c-ex.sh.in b/examples/run-c-ex.sh.in
index 4d5d5943b5..209cdd7c6a 100644
--- a/examples/run-c-ex.sh.in
+++ b/examples/run-c-ex.sh.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ EXIT_FAILURE=1
  
 # Where the tool is installed.
 # default is relative path to installed location of the tools 
-prefix="${prefix:-@prefix@}"
+prefix="${prefix:-../../..}"
 PARALLEL=@PARALLEL@             # Am I in parallel mode?
 AR="@AR@"
 RANLIB="@RANLIB@"
diff --git a/fortran/examples/run-fortran-ex.sh.in b/fortran/examples/run-fortran-ex.sh.in
index cace1aefdb..da0c35787d 100644
--- a/fortran/examples/run-fortran-ex.sh.in
+++ b/fortran/examples/run-fortran-ex.sh.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ EXIT_FAILURE=1
 
 # Where the tool is installed.
 # default is relative path to installed location of the tools
-prefix="${prefix:-@prefix@}"
+prefix="${prefix:-../../..}"
 PARALLEL=@PARALLEL@             # Am I in parallel mode?
 AR="@AR@"
 RANLIB="@RANLIB@"
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in b/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in
index 9539724fe7..eb688a13ae 100644
--- a/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ EXIT_SUCCESS=0
 EXIT_FAILURE=1
 # Where the tool is installed.
 # default is relative path to installed location of the tools
-prefix="${prefix:-@prefix@}"
+prefix="${prefix:-../../../..}"
 AR="@AR@"
 RANLIB="@RANLIB@"
 H5TOOL="h5c++"                  # The tool name
diff --git a/hl/examples/run-hlc-ex.sh.in b/hl/examples/run-hlc-ex.sh.in
index b12955fa05..f51b165185 100644
--- a/hl/examples/run-hlc-ex.sh.in
+++ b/hl/examples/run-hlc-ex.sh.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ EXIT_FAILURE=1
 
 # Where the tool is installed.
 # default is relative path to installed location of the tools
-prefix="${prefix:-@prefix@}"
+prefix="${prefix:-../../../..}"
 PARALLEL=@PARALLEL@             # Am I in parallel mode?
 AR="@AR@"
 RANLIB="@RANLIB@"
diff --git a/hl/fortran/examples/run-hlfortran-ex.sh.in b/hl/fortran/examples/run-hlfortran-ex.sh.in
index c8f41f8215..5f12ef0dd3 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/examples/run-hlfortran-ex.sh.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/examples/run-hlfortran-ex.sh.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ EXIT_FAILURE=1
 
 # Where the tool is installed.
 # default is relative path to installed location of the tools
-prefix="${prefix:-@prefix@}"
+prefix="${prefix:-../../../..}"
 PARALLEL=@PARALLEL@             # Am I in parallel mode?
 AR="@AR@"
 RANLIB="@RANLIB@"