diff --git a/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in b/c++/examples/run-c++-ex.sh.in
index d97592461d..f0d3e935ea 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 209cdd7c6a..4d5d5943b5 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 aa17f89bcc..ad14368760 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 eb688a13ae..9539724fe7 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 f51b165185..b12955fa05 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 5f12ef0dd3..c8f41f8215 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@"