diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7d997177d..42b67ff44 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -35508,26 +35508,6 @@ while test X"$plugindir" != X"$_plugindir"; do
 done
 exec_prefix="$oexec_prefix"
 
-# Convert exampledir to something that can be used in the man pages
-# I wish there was a better way to expand this.
-EXAMPLES="$exampledir"
-while :; do
-    EXAMPLES="`echo \"$EXAMPLES\" | sed -e 's/(/{/g' -e 's/)/}/g'`"
-    case "$EXAMPLES" in
-    *\${[A-Za-z]*}*)
-	eval EXAMPLES="$EXAMPLES"
-	;;
-    *)
-	break
-	;;
-    esac
-done
-case "$EXAMPLES" in
-    NONE/*)
-	EXAMPLES="${ac_default_prefix}${EXAMPLES#NONE}"
-	;;
-esac
-
 if test X"$enable_intercept" != X"no"
 then :
 
@@ -35632,6 +35612,129 @@ test "$localstatedir" = '${prefix}/var' && localstatedir='$(prefix)/var'
 test "$runstatedir" = '${localstatedir}/run' && runstatedir='$(localstatedir)/run'
 test "$sysconfdir" = '${prefix}/etc' && sysconfdir='/etc'
 
+# Expand config file paths for use in pathnames.h
+
+
+    _sudo_define_path_exp="$cvtsudoers_conf"
+    while :; do
+	_sudo_define_path_exp="`echo \"$_sudo_define_path_exp\" | sed -e 's/(/{/g' -e 's/)/}/g'`"
+	case "$_sudo_define_path_exp" in
+	*\${[A-Za-z]*}*)
+	    eval _sudo_define_path_exp="$_sudo_define_path_exp"
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    break
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done
+case "$_sudo_define_path_exp" in
+    NONE/*)
+        _sudo_define_path_exp="${ac_default_prefix}${_sudo_define_path_exp#NONE}"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+    cat >>confdefs.h <<EOF
+#define _PATH_CVTSUDOERS_CONF "$_sudo_define_path_exp"
+EOF
+
+
+
+
+    _sudo_define_path_exp="$sudo_conf"
+    while :; do
+	_sudo_define_path_exp="`echo \"$_sudo_define_path_exp\" | sed -e 's/(/{/g' -e 's/)/}/g'`"
+	case "$_sudo_define_path_exp" in
+	*\${[A-Za-z]*}*)
+	    eval _sudo_define_path_exp="$_sudo_define_path_exp"
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    break
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done
+case "$_sudo_define_path_exp" in
+    NONE/*)
+        _sudo_define_path_exp="${ac_default_prefix}${_sudo_define_path_exp#NONE}"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+    cat >>confdefs.h <<EOF
+#define _PATH_SUDO_CONF "$_sudo_define_path_exp"
+EOF
+
+
+
+
+    _sudo_define_path_exp="$sudo_logsrvd_conf"
+    while :; do
+	_sudo_define_path_exp="`echo \"$_sudo_define_path_exp\" | sed -e 's/(/{/g' -e 's/)/}/g'`"
+	case "$_sudo_define_path_exp" in
+	*\${[A-Za-z]*}*)
+	    eval _sudo_define_path_exp="$_sudo_define_path_exp"
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    break
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done
+case "$_sudo_define_path_exp" in
+    NONE/*)
+        _sudo_define_path_exp="${ac_default_prefix}${_sudo_define_path_exp#NONE}"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+    cat >>confdefs.h <<EOF
+#define _PATH_SUDO_LOGSRVD_CONF "$_sudo_define_path_exp"
+EOF
+
+
+
+
+    _sudo_define_path_exp="$sudoers_path"
+    while :; do
+	_sudo_define_path_exp="`echo \"$_sudo_define_path_exp\" | sed -e 's/(/{/g' -e 's/)/}/g'`"
+	case "$_sudo_define_path_exp" in
+	*\${[A-Za-z]*}*)
+	    eval _sudo_define_path_exp="$_sudo_define_path_exp"
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    break
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done
+case "$_sudo_define_path_exp" in
+    NONE/*)
+        _sudo_define_path_exp="${ac_default_prefix}${_sudo_define_path_exp#NONE}"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+    cat >>confdefs.h <<EOF
+#define _PATH_SUDOERS "$_sudo_define_path_exp"
+EOF
+
+
+
+# Convert exampledir to something that can be used in the man pages
+
+    EXAMPLES="$exampledir"
+    while :; do
+	EXAMPLES="`echo \"$EXAMPLES\" | sed -e 's/(/{/g' -e 's/)/}/g'`"
+	case "$EXAMPLES" in
+	*\${[A-Za-z]*}*)
+	    eval EXAMPLES="$EXAMPLES"
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    break
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done
+case "$EXAMPLES" in
+    NONE/*)
+        EXAMPLES="${ac_default_prefix}${EXAMPLES#NONE}"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+
 if test X"$INIT_SCRIPT" != X""
 then :
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a16afc9fd..d4f074275 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4257,26 +4257,6 @@ while test X"$plugindir" != X"$_plugindir"; do
 done
 exec_prefix="$oexec_prefix"
 
-# Convert exampledir to something that can be used in the man pages
-# I wish there was a better way to expand this.
-EXAMPLES="$exampledir"
-while :; do
-    EXAMPLES="`echo \"$EXAMPLES\" | sed -e 's/(/{/g' -e 's/)/}/g'`"
-    case "$EXAMPLES" in
-    *\${[[A-Za-z]]*}*)
-	eval EXAMPLES="$EXAMPLES"
-	;;
-    *)
-	break
-	;;
-    esac
-done
-case "$EXAMPLES" in
-    NONE/*)
-	EXAMPLES="${ac_default_prefix}${EXAMPLES#NONE}"
-	;;
-esac
-
 dnl
 dnl Defer setting _PATH_SUDO_NOEXEC, etc until after exec_prefix is set
 dnl
@@ -4355,6 +4335,15 @@ test "$localstatedir" = '${prefix}/var' && localstatedir='$(prefix)/var'
 test "$runstatedir" = '${localstatedir}/run' && runstatedir='$(localstatedir)/run'
 test "$sysconfdir" = '${prefix}/etc' && sysconfdir='/etc'
 
+# Expand config file paths for use in pathnames.h (after config dir override)
+SUDO_DEFINE_PATH([$cvtsudoers_conf], [_PATH_CVTSUDOERS_CONF])
+SUDO_DEFINE_PATH([$sudo_conf], [_PATH_SUDO_CONF])
+SUDO_DEFINE_PATH([$sudo_logsrvd_conf], [_PATH_SUDO_LOGSRVD_CONF])
+SUDO_DEFINE_PATH([$sudoers_path], [_PATH_SUDOERS])
+
+# Convert exampledir to something that can be used in the man pages
+SUDO_EXPAND_PATH([$exampledir], [EXAMPLES])
+
 dnl
 dnl Substitute into the Makefile and man pages
 dnl
diff --git a/m4/sudo.m4 b/m4/sudo.m4
index 21a43a07d..7fa1e73bd 100644
--- a/m4/sudo.m4
+++ b/m4/sudo.m4
@@ -555,7 +555,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([SUDO_APPEND_COMPAT_EXP], [
     done
 ])
 
-dnl
 dnl
 dnl Append one or more symbols to INTERCEPT_EXP
 dnl
@@ -680,3 +679,36 @@ m4_define([SUDO_DEFINE_UNQUOTED],
 [@%:@define] $1 m4_if($#, 2, [$2], $#, 3, [$2], 1)
 EOF
 ])
+
+dnl
+dnl Expand Makefile-style variables in $1 and store the result in $2.
+dnl Used to expand file paths for use in man pages and pathnames.h.
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([SUDO_EXPAND_PATH], [
+    $2="$1"
+    while :; do
+	$2="`echo \"$$2\" | sed -e 's/(/{/g' -e 's/)/}/g'`"
+	case "$$2" in
+	*\${[[A-Za-z]]*}*)
+	    eval $2="$$2"
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    break
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done
+case "$$2" in
+    NONE/*)
+        $2="${ac_default_prefix}${$2#NONE}"
+        ;;
+esac
+])
+
+dnl
+dnl Expand Makefile-style variables in $1 and define as the string $2.
+dnl Used to define file paths in pathnames.h.
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([SUDO_DEFINE_PATH], [
+    SUDO_EXPAND_PATH([$1], [_sudo_define_path_exp])
+    SUDO_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($2, "$_sudo_define_path_exp")
+])
diff --git a/pathnames.h.in b/pathnames.h.in
index 366830a39..cf6fd47d5 100644
--- a/pathnames.h.in
+++ b/pathnames.h.in
@@ -57,38 +57,38 @@
 # define _PATH_ENVIRONMENT	"/etc/environment"
 #endif /* _PATH_ENVIRONMENT */
 
+/*
+ * The following paths are controlled via the configure script.
+ */
+
 /*
  * NOTE: _PATH_SUDO_CONF is usually overridden by the Makefile.
  */
 #ifndef _PATH_SUDO_CONF
-# define _PATH_SUDO_CONF	"/etc/sudo.conf"
+# undef _PATH_SUDO_CONF
 #endif /* _PATH_SUDO_CONF */
 
 /*
  * NOTE: _PATH_SUDOERS is usually overridden by the Makefile.
  */
 #ifndef _PATH_SUDOERS
-# define _PATH_SUDOERS		"/etc/sudoers"
+# undef _PATH_SUDOERS
 #endif /* _PATH_SUDOERS */
 
 /*
  * NOTE: _PATH_CVTSUDOERS_CONF is usually overridden by the Makefile.
  */
 #ifndef _PATH_CVTSUDOERS_CONF
-# define _PATH_CVTSUDOERS_CONF		"/etc/cvtsudoers.conf"
+# undef _PATH_CVTSUDOERS_CONF
 #endif /* _PATH_CVTSUDOERS_CONF */
 
 /*
  * NOTE: _PATH_SUDO_LOGSRVD_CONF is usually overridden by the Makefile.
  */
 #ifndef _PATH_SUDO_LOGSRVD_CONF
-# define _PATH_SUDO_LOGSRVD_CONF	"/etc/sudo_logsrvd.conf"
+# undef _PATH_SUDO_LOGSRVD_CONF
 #endif /* _PATH_SUDO_LOGSRVD_CONF */
 
-/*
- * The following paths are controlled via the configure script.
- */
-
 /*
  * Where sudo_logsrvd stores its pid file files.  Defaults to
  * /var/run/sudo/sudo_logsrvd.pid, /var/db/sudo/sudo_logsrvd.pid,
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c b/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c
index 13b017144..e738e123b 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/visudo.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ check_syntax(const char *path, bool quiet, bool strict, bool check_owner,
 	if (fd == -1 || (sudoersin = fdopen(fd, "r")) == NULL) {
 	    if (!quiet)
 		sudo_warn(U_("unable to open %s"), fname);
-	    if (fd != -1
+	    if (fd != -1)
 		close(fd);
 	    goto done;
 	}