diff --git a/vars b/vars
index 359c27c22..914938fb8 100644
--- a/vars
+++ b/vars
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %% vars here are for test only, not intended for release
 
-{platform_bin_dir,  "bin"}.
-{platform_data_dir, "data"}.
-{platform_etc_dir,  "etc"}.
-{platform_lib_dir,  "lib"}.
-{platform_log_dir,  "log"}.
-{platform_plugins_dir, "plugins"}.
+{platform_bin_dir,  "../../lib/emqx/bin"}.
+{platform_data_dir, "../../lib/emqx/data"}.
+{platform_etc_dir,  "../../lib/emqx/etc"}.
+{platform_lib_dir,  "../../lib/emqx/lib"}.
+{platform_log_dir,  "../../lib/emqx/log"}.
+{platform_plugins_dir, "../../lib/emqx/plugins"}.