diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 set(SDDM_CONFIG_FILE                 "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/sddm.conf"        CACHE PATH      "Path of the sddm config file")
 set(SDDM_CONFIG_DIR                  "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/sddm.conf.d"      CACHE PATH      "Path of the sddm config directory")
 set(SDDM_SYSTEM_CONFIG_DIR           "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/sddm/sddm.conf.d"      CACHE PATH      "Path of the system sddm config directory")
+set(XSESSIONS_DIR                    "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/xsessions"           CACHE PATH      "Path of the xsessions")
+set(WAYLAND_SESSIONS_DIR             "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/wayland-sessions"    CACHE PATH      "Path of the wayland sessions")
 
 configure_file(config.h.in config.h IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
 # add_subdirectory(configwidgets)
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
 #define SDDM_CONFIG_FILE                 "@SDDM_CONFIG_FILE@"
 #define SDDM_CONFIG_DIR                  "@SDDM_CONFIG_DIR@"
 #define SDDM_SYSTEM_CONFIG_DIR           "@SDDM_SYSTEM_CONFIG_DIR@"
+#define XSESSIONS_DIR                    "@XSESSIONS_DIR@"
+#define WAYLAND_SESSIONS_DIR             "@WAYLAND_SESSIONS_DIR@"
 
 #endif //CONFIG_H
diff --git a/src/sessionmodel.cpp b/src/sessionmodel.cpp
--- a/src/sessionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/sessionmodel.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 ***************************************************************************/
 
+#include "config.h"
 #include "sessionmodel.h"
 
 #include <QDir>
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@
 };
 
 SessionModel::SessionModel(QObject *parent) : QAbstractListModel(parent), d(new SessionModelPrivate()) {
-    loadDir(QStringLiteral("/usr/share/xsessions"), SessionTypeX);
-    loadDir(QStringLiteral("/usr/share/wayland-sessions"), SessionTypeWayland);
+    loadDir(QStringLiteral(XSESSIONS_DIR), SessionTypeX);
+    loadDir(QStringLiteral(WAYLAND_SESSIONS_DIR), SessionTypeWayland);
 }
 
 SessionModel::~SessionModel() {