diff --git a/src/emu/emuopts.cpp b/src/emu/emuopts.cpp
index 3defd33d0bb..33daacc4fc8 100644
--- a/src/emu/emuopts.cpp
+++ b/src/emu/emuopts.cpp
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ const options_entry emu_options::s_option_entries[] =
 	{ nullptr,                                           nullptr,     core_options::option_type::HEADER,     "CORE SEARCH PATH OPTIONS" },
 	{ OPTION_PLUGINDATAPATH,                             ".",         core_options::option_type::PATH,       "path to base folder for plugin data (read/write)" },
 	{ OPTION_MEDIAPATH ";rp;biospath;bp",                "roms",      core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to ROM sets and hard disk images" },
-	{ OPTION_HASHPATH ";hash_directory;hash",            "hash",      core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to software definition files" },
-	{ OPTION_SAMPLEPATH ";sp",                           "samples",   core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to audio sample sets" },
-	{ OPTION_ARTPATH,                                    "artwork",   core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to artwork files" },
-	{ OPTION_CTRLRPATH,                                  "ctrlr",     core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to controller definitions" },
-	{ OPTION_INIPATH,                                    ".;ini;ini/presets",     core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,     "path to ini files" },
-	{ OPTION_FONTPATH,                                   ".",         core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to font files" },
+	{ OPTION_HASHPATH ";hash_directory;hash",            "hash;@mamePath@/hash",      core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to software definition files" },
+	{ OPTION_SAMPLEPATH ";sp",                           "samples;@mamePath@/samples",   core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to audio sample sets" },
+	{ OPTION_ARTPATH,                                    "artwork;@mamePath@/artwork",   core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to artwork files" },
+	{ OPTION_CTRLRPATH,                                  "ctrlr;@mamePath@/ctrlr",     core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to controller definitions" },
+	{ OPTION_INIPATH,                                    ".;ini;ini/presets;@mamePath@/ini/presets",     core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,     "path to ini files" },
+	{ OPTION_FONTPATH,                                   ".;@mamePath@",         core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to font files" },
 	{ OPTION_CHEATPATH,                                  "cheat",     core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to cheat files" },
 	{ OPTION_CROSSHAIRPATH,                              "crosshair", core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to crosshair files" },
-	{ OPTION_PLUGINSPATH,                                "plugins",   core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to plugin files" },
-	{ OPTION_LANGUAGEPATH,                               "language",  core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to UI translation files" },
+	{ OPTION_PLUGINSPATH,                                "plugins;@mamePath@/plugins",   core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to plugin files" },
+	{ OPTION_LANGUAGEPATH,                               "language;@mamePath@/language",  core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to UI translation files" },
 	{ OPTION_SWPATH,                                     "software",  core_options::option_type::MULTIPATH,  "path to loose software" },
 
 	// output directory options