--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	LICENSES/GPL-3.0-only.txt
 
 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