--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
 	usbreset.c
 
 lsusb.py: $(srcdir)/lsusb.py.in
-	sed 's|VERSION|$(VERSION)|g;s|@usbids@|$(datadir)/usb.ids|g' $< >$@
+	sed 's|VERSION|$(VERSION)|g;s|@usbids@|@hwdata@/share/hwdata/usb.ids|g' $< >$@
 	chmod 755 $@
 
 lsusb.8: $(srcdir)/lsusb.8.in
-	sed 's|VERSION|$(VERSION)|g;s|@usbids@|$(datadir)/usb.ids|g' $< >$@
+	sed 's|VERSION|$(VERSION)|g;s|@usbids@|@hwdata@/share/hwdata/usb.ids|g' $< >$@
 
 usb-devices.1: $(srcdir)/usb-devices.1.in
 	sed 's|VERSION|$(VERSION)|g' $< >$@