diff --git a/doc/manual/macros b/doc/manual/macros
index 8f234c2..9c6242d 100644
--- a/doc/manual/macros
+++ b/doc/manual/macros
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ packaging similar to the autoconf variables that are used in building packages:
     %_libexecdir	%{_exec_prefix}/libexec
     %_datadir		%{_prefix}/share
     %_sysconfdir	%{_prefix}/etc
-    %_sharedstatedir	%{_prefix}/com
-    %_localstatedir	%{_prefix}/var
+    %_sharedstatedir	/var/lib
+    %_localstatedir	/var/lib
     %_libdir		%{_exec_prefix}/lib
     %_includedir	%{_prefix}/include
     %_oldincludedir	/usr/include
diff --git a/macros.in b/macros.in
index 22a9dc6..879413f 100644
--- a/macros.in
+++ b/macros.in
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@
 %_libexecdir		%{_exec_prefix}/lib
 %_datadir		%{_prefix}/share
 %_sysconfdir		/etc
-%_sharedstatedir	%{_prefix}/com
+%_sharedstatedir	%{_var}/lib
 %_localstatedir		%{_var}/lib
 %_lib			lib
 %_libdir		%{_exec_prefix}/%{_lib}
diff --git a/platform.in b/platform.in
index 7d69156..ea6701c 100644
--- a/platform.in
+++ b/platform.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 %_libexecdir		@libexecdir@
 %_datadir		@datadir@
 %_sysconfdir		@sysconfdir@
-%_sharedstatedir	@sharedstatedir@
+%_sharedstatedir	%{_var}/lib
 %_localstatedir		@localstatedir@
 %_lib			@LIB@
 %_libdir		@prefix@/@LIB@