diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8e4a8e4e32..b441ed5f57 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ AC_OUTPUT([src/bin/cfgmgr/b10-cfgmgr.py
            src/bin/msgq/tests/msgq_test
            src/bin/msgq/run_msgq.sh
            src/bin/auth/auth.spec.pre
-           src/bin/auth/spec_config.h
+           src/bin/auth/spec_config.h.pre
            src/lib/config/tests/data_def_unittests_config.h
            src/lib/python/isc/config/tests/config_test
            src/lib/python/isc/cc/tests/cc_test
diff --git a/src/bin/auth/Makefile.am b/src/bin/auth/Makefile.am
index e976634271..d65ec2097a 100644
--- a/src/bin/auth/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/auth/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ endif
 auth.spec: auth.spec.pre
 	$(SED) -e "s|@@LOCALSTATEDIR@@|$(localstatedir)|" auth.spec.pre >$@
 
+spec_config.h: spec_config.h.pre
+	$(SED) -e "s|@@LOCALSTATEDIR@@|$(localstatedir)|" spec_config.h.pre >$@
+
 pkglibexec_PROGRAMS = b10-auth
 b10_auth_SOURCES = auth_srv.cc auth_srv.h
 b10_auth_SOURCES += common.h
diff --git a/src/bin/auth/spec_config.h.in b/src/bin/auth/spec_config.h.pre.in
similarity index 91%
rename from src/bin/auth/spec_config.h.in
rename to src/bin/auth/spec_config.h.pre.in
index da9d025cdc..52581ddbc6 100644
--- a/src/bin/auth/spec_config.h.in
+++ b/src/bin/auth/spec_config.h.pre.in
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2009  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
-//
-// Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
-// purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
-// copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
-// REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
-// AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
-// INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
-// LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
-// OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
-// PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-
-#define AUTH_SPECFILE_LOCATION "@prefix@/share/@PACKAGE@/auth.spec"
-#define UNIX_SOCKET_FILE "@prefix@/var/auth_xfrout_conn"
+// Copyright (C) 2009  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+//
+// Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+// purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+// copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
+// REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+// AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+// INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
+// LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
+// OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+// PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+#define AUTH_SPECFILE_LOCATION "@prefix@/share/@PACKAGE@/auth.spec"
+#define UNIX_SOCKET_FILE "@@LOCALSTATEDIR@@/auth_xfrout_conn"
diff --git a/src/bin/xfrout/xfrout.py.in b/src/bin/xfrout/xfrout.py.in
index 7099bf1e93..dc5f43d4ba 100644
--- a/src/bin/xfrout/xfrout.py.in
+++ b/src/bin/xfrout/xfrout.py.in
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ else:
     DATAROOTDIR = "@datarootdir@"
     SPECFILE_PATH = "@datadir@/@PACKAGE@".replace("${datarootdir}", DATAROOTDIR).replace("${prefix}", PREFIX)
 SPECFILE_LOCATION = SPECFILE_PATH + "/xfrout.spec"
-UNIX_SOCKET_FILE = "@localstatedir@".replace("${prefix}", PREFIX) + "/auth_xfrout_conn"
+UNIX_SOCKET_FILE = "@@LOCALSTATEDIR@@/auth_xfrout_conn"
 
 MAX_TRANSFERS_OUT = 10
 verbose_mode = False