--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ sysconfdir
 root_sysconfdir
 rpmconfigdir
 rpmmacrodir
+libdir
 
 m2home
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ test -z "${mandir}" && mandir="${datadir}/man"
 test -z "${rundir}" && rundir="${localstatedir}/run"
 test -z "${sysconfdir}" && sysconfdir="${prefix}/etc"
 test -z "${root_sysconfdir}" && root_sysconfdir="${prefix}/etc"
+test -z "${libdir}" && libdir="${prefix}/lib/"
 test -z "${rpmconfigdir}" && rpmconfigdir="${prefix}/lib/rpm"
 test -z "${rpmmacrodir}" && rpmmacrodir="${rpmconfigdir}/macros.d"
 
--- a/etc/eclipse.conf
+++ b/etc/eclipse.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Eclipse filesystem configuration file
 
 # Eclipse platform root directory
-eclipse.root=@{prefix}/lib/eclipse
+eclipse.root=@{libdir}/eclipse
 
 # Location of architecture-independant dropins
 eclipse.dropins.noarch=@{datadir}/eclipse/dropins
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ eclipse.dropins.noarch=@{datadir}/eclipse/dropins
 eclipse.droplets.noarch=@{datadir}/eclipse/droplets
 
 # Location of architecture-dependant dropins
-eclipse.dropins.archful=@{prefix}/lib/eclipse/dropins
+eclipse.dropins.archful=@{libdir}/eclipse/dropins
 
 # Location of architecture-dependant droplets
-eclipse.droplets.archful=@{prefix}/lib/eclipse/droplets
+eclipse.droplets.archful=@{libdir}/eclipse/droplets
 
 # Comma-separated list of directories searched for external bundles
 eclipse.bundles=@{javadir},@{jnidir}
--- a/expand.sh
+++ b/expand.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ expand()
     sed \
         -e "s|@{bindir}|${bindir}|g" \
         -e "s|@{datadir}|${datadir}|g" \
+        -e "s|@{libdir}|${libdir}|g" \
         -e "s|@{javaconfdir}|${javaconfdir}|g" \
         -e "s|@{javadir}|${javadir}|g" \
         -e "s|@{jnidir}|${jnidir}|g" \
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ dir "${mavenpomdir}"
 dir "${ivyxmldir}"
 dir "${jpbindingdir}"
 dir "${datadir}/maven-metadata"
-dir "${prefix}/lib/eclipse"
-dir "${prefix}/lib/eclipse/features"
-dir "${prefix}/lib/eclipse/plugins"
-dir "${prefix}/lib/eclipse/dropins"
-dir "${prefix}/lib/eclipse/droplets"
+dir "${libdir}/eclipse"
+dir "${libdir}/eclipse/features"
+dir "${libdir}/eclipse/plugins"
+dir "${libdir}/eclipse/dropins"
+dir "${libdir}/eclipse/droplets"
 dir "${datadir}/eclipse"
 dir "${datadir}/eclipse/dropins"
 dir "${datadir}/eclipse/droplets"
--- a/macros.d/macros.javapackages-filesystem
+++ b/macros.d/macros.javapackages-filesystem
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@
 #
 # Root directory where all Java VMs/SDK/JREs are installed.
 #
-%_jvmdir        %{_prefix}/lib/jvm
+%_jvmdir        %{_libdir}/jvm
 
 #
 # Root directory for all Java VM/SDK/JRE's private things.
 #
-%_jvmprivdir    %{_prefix}/lib/jvm-private
+%_jvmprivdir    %{_libdir}/jvm-private
 
 #
 # Root directory for all architecture dependent parts of Java VM/SDK/JRE's
 #
-%_jvmlibdir     %{_prefix}/lib/jvm
+%_jvmlibdir     %{_libdir}/jvm
 
 #
 # Root directory for all architecture independent parts of Java VM/SDK/JRE's
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #
 # Root directory for all common architecture dependent parts of Java VM/SDK/JRE's
 #
-%_jvmcommonlibdir %{_prefix}/lib/jvm-common
+%_jvmcommonlibdir %{_libdir}/jvm-common
 
 #
 # Root directory for all common architecture independent parts of Java VM/SDK/JRE's
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 #
 # Directory where arch-specific (JNI) version-independent jars are installed.
 #
-%_jnidir        %{_prefix}/lib/java
+%_jnidir        %{_libdir}/java
 
 #
 # Root directory where all javadoc is installed. Also already in RH macros.