diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ee06d3b5..4e6f97d14 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -209,18 +209,24 @@ AC_SUBST(PPPD_PLUGIN_DIR, "$PPPD_PLUGIN_DIR", [The pppd plugin directory])
 AC_ARG_WITH([runtime-dir],
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-runtime-dir=DIR],[Specify the runtime directory for pppd]))
 AS_IF([test -n "$with_runtime_dir"],
-	[PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR="$with_runtime_dir"],
-	[PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR="${runstatedir}/pppd"])
-AC_SUBST(PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR)
+	[PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR="$with_runtime_dir";
+	 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR, "$PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR", [The pppd runtime directory])])
 
 #
-# Specify runtime directory
+# Specify lock directory
+AC_ARG_WITH([lock-dir],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-lock-dir=DIR],[Specify the lock directory for pppd]))
+AS_IF([test -n "$with_lock_dir"],
+	[PPPD_LOCK_DIR="$with_lock_dir";
+	 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PPPD_LOCK_DIR, "$PPPD_LOCK_DIR", [The pppd lock directory])])
+
+#
+# Specify logfile directory
 AC_ARG_WITH([logfile-dir],
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-logfile-dir=DIR],[Specify the log directory for pppd]))
 AS_IF([test -n "$with_logfile_dir"],
-	[PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR="$with_logfile_dir"],
-	[PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR="${localstatedir}/log/ppp"])
-AC_SUBST(PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR)
+	[PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR="$with_logfile_dir"];
+	 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR, "$PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR", [The pppd logfile directory])])
 
 #
 # System CA certificates path
@@ -410,8 +416,9 @@ Setting up SunOS kernel module(s)"
 echo "
 $PACKAGE_NAME version $PACKAGE_VERSION
     Prefix...............: $prefix
-    Runtime Dir..........: $PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR
-    Logfile Dir..........: $PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR
+    Runtime Dir..........: ${PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR:-system default}
+    Lock Dir.............: ${PPPD_LOCK_DIR:-system default}
+    Logfile Dir..........: ${PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR:-system default}
     Plugin Dir...........: $PPPD_PLUGIN_DIR
     System CA Path ......: ${SYSTEM_CA_PATH:-not set}
     With OpenSSL.........: ${with_openssl:-yes}
diff --git a/pppd/Makefile.am b/pppd/Makefile.am
index e5bedf26a..6971cbb10 100644
--- a/pppd/Makefile.am
+++ b/pppd/Makefile.am
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pppd_SOURCES = \
     upap.c \
     utils.c
 
-pppd_CPPFLAGS = -DSYSCONFDIR=\"${sysconfdir}\" -DLOCALSTATEDIR=\"${localstatedir}\" -DPPPD_RUNTIME_DIR='"@PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR@"' -DPPPD_LOGFILE_DIR='"@PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR@"'
+pppd_CPPFLAGS = -DSYSCONFDIR=\"${sysconfdir}\" -DLOCALSTATEDIR=\"${localstatedir}\"
 pppd_LDFLAGS =
 pppd_LIBS =
 
diff --git a/pppd/pathnames.h b/pppd/pathnames.h
index de2fb6889..29e2ce1d0 100644
--- a/pppd/pathnames.h
+++ b/pppd/pathnames.h
@@ -37,10 +37,14 @@
  * sysconfdir is ${prefix}/etc. Setting prefix to /usr, you'll have to override
  * sysconfdir with /etc to avoid installing config files into /usr/etc.
  *
- * In addition, there are three explicit variables that has overrides via configure:
- * - PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR, set by --with-runtime-dir=<dir>
- * - PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR, set by --with-logfile-dir=<dir>
- * - PPPD_PLUGIN_DIR, set by --with-plugin-dir=<dir>
+ * In addition, there are explicit variables that have overrides via configure:
+ * - SYSCONFDIR, set by --sysconfdir=<dir> or its platform default
+ * - LOCALSATEDIR, set by --localstatedir=<dir> or its platform default
+ * - PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR, set by --with-runtime-dir=<dir> or undef
+ * - PPPD_LOCK_DIR, set by --with-lock-dir=<dir> or undef
+ * - PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR, set by --with-logfile-dir=<dir> or undef
+ * If pppd is built with plugins, additionally:
+ * - PPPD_PLUGIN_DIR, set by --with-plugin-dir=<dir> or its platform default
  */
 #ifndef PPP_PATHNAMES_H
 #define PPP_PATHNAMES_H
@@ -59,22 +63,39 @@
 
 /*
  * PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR is set by passing --with-runtime-dir=<path> via configure
- *    the default value set by configure when option is absent is ${localstatedir}/run/pppd
  */
 #ifdef PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR
 #define PPP_PATH_VARRUN         PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR
 #else
-#define PPP_PATH_VARRUN         _PATH_VARRUN
+#define PPP_PATH_VARRUN         _PATH_VARRUN "/pppd"
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * PPPD_LOCK_DIR is set by passing --with-lock-dir=<path> via configure
+ */
+#ifdef PPPD_LOCK_DIR
+#define PPP_PATH_LOCKDIR         PPPD_LOCK_DIR
+#else
+#ifdef __linux__
+#define PPP_PATH_LOCKDIR        LOCALSTATEDIR  "/lock"
+#else
+#ifdef SVR4
+#define PPP_PATH_LOCKDIR        LOCALSTATEDIR "/spool/locks"
+#else
+#define PPP_PATH_LOCKDIR        LOCALSTATEDIR "/spool/lock"
+#endif
+#endif
+
+
 #endif
 
 /*
  * PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR is set by passing --with-logfile-dir=<path> via configure
- *    the default value set by configure when option is absent is ${localstatedir}/log/ppp
  */
 #ifdef PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR
 #define PPP_PATH_VARLOG         PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR
 #else
-#define PPP_PATH_VARLOG         _PATH_VARRUN "/log/ppp"
+#define PPP_PATH_VARLOG         LOCALSTATEDIR "log/ppp"
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -119,15 +140,4 @@
 
 #define PPP_PATH_PPPDB          PPP_PATH_VARRUN  "/pppd2.tdb"
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-#define PPP_PATH_LOCKDIR        PPP_PATH_VARRUN  "/lock"
-#else
-#ifdef SVR4
-#define PPP_PATH_LOCKDIR        LOCALSTATEDIR "/spool/locks"
-#else
-#define PPP_PATH_LOCKDIR        LOCALSTATEDIR "/spool/lock"
-#endif
-#endif
-
-
 #endif /* PPP_PATHNAMES_H */
diff --git a/pppd/pppdconf.h.in b/pppd/pppdconf.h.in
index 9fb6f4b0f..a98d2d8d3 100644
--- a/pppd/pppdconf.h.in
+++ b/pppd/pppdconf.h.in
@@ -76,4 +76,13 @@
 /* The pppd version */
 #undef PPPD_VERSION
 
+/* runtime dir as per configure's --with-runtime-dir */
+#undef PPPD_RUNTIME_DIR
+
+/* lock dir as per configure's --with-lock-dir */
+#undef PPPD_LOCK_DIR
+
+/* logfile dir as per configure's --with-logfile-dir */
+#undef PPPD_LOGFILE_DIR
+
 #endif