diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 28b3229d8..33627ba15 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ReleaseNotes.txt DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHARED
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/UpgradingToMaxScale110.txt DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
 install(FILES server/maxscale_template.cnf DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
 install(FILES server/maxscale_binlogserver_template.cnf DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
-install(FILES ${ERRMSG} DESTINATION /usr/share/mysql/english/)
+install(FILES ${ERRMSG} DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_VARDIR}/lib/maxscale)
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYRIGHT DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
diff --git a/server/include/gwdirs.h.in b/server/include/gwdirs.h.in
index bd878bb59..ac8fcf4af 100644
--- a/server/include/gwdirs.h.in
+++ b/server/include/gwdirs.h.in
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ static const char* default_logdir = "/var/log/maxscale/";
 static const char* default_datadir = "/var/cache/maxscale/";
 static const char* default_libdir = "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@MAXSCALE_LIBDIR@";
 static const char* default_cachedir = "/var/cache/maxscale/";
-static const char* default_langdir = "/usr/share/mysql/english/"; /*< This is where the MariaDB
-                                                                   *  server installs errmsg.sys */
+static const char* default_langdir = "@MAXSCALE_VARDIR@/lib/maxscale/";
 
 static char* configdir = NULL;
 static char* logdir = NULL;