--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MAGIC = $(pkgdatadir)/magic
+MAGIC = $(libdir)/file/magic
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libmagic.la
 include_HEADERS = magic.h
 
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
-MAGIC = $(pkgdatadir)/magic
+MAGIC = $(libdir)/file/magic
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libmagic.la
 include_HEADERS = magic.h
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DMAGIC='"/etc/magic:$(MAGIC)"'
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MAGIC	 = $(pkgdatadir)/magic
+MAGIC	 = $(libdir)/file
 if FSECT5
 man_MAGIC = magic.5
 else
--- a/doc/magic.man
+++ b/doc/magic.man
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 a test for whether the file contains certain
 .Dq "magic patterns" .
 The file
-.Pa __MAGIC__
+.Pa /usr/share/file/magic.mgc
 specifies what patterns are to be tested for, what message or
 MIME type to print if a particular pattern is found,
 and additional information to extract from the file.