diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 55c9fb5d54..840d88c58f 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ FILES = ""
 
 FILES_${PN} = "${bindir}/* ${sbindir}/* ${libexecdir}/* ${libdir}/lib*.so.* \
             ${sysconfdir} ${sharedstatedir} ${localstatedir} \
-            /bin/* /sbin/* /lib/*.so* ${datadir}/${PN} ${libdir}/${PN}/* \
+            ${base_bindir}/* ${base_sbindir}/* ${base_libdir}/*.so* ${datadir}/${PN} ${libdir}/${PN}/* \
             ${datadir}/pixmaps ${datadir}/applications \
             ${datadir}/idl ${datadir}/omf ${datadir}/sounds \
             ${libdir}/bonobo/servers"
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ SECTION_${PN}-doc = "doc"
 
 FILES_${PN}-dev = "${includedir} ${libdir}/lib*.so ${libdir}/*.la \
                 ${libdir}/*.a ${libdir}/*.o ${libdir}/pkgconfig \
-                /lib/*.a /lib/*.o ${datadir}/aclocal"
+                ${base_libdir}/*.a ${base_libdir}/*.o ${datadir}/aclocal"
 SECTION_${PN}-dev = "devel"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-dev = "1"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev = "${@['', '${PN} (>= ${PV})'][packaged(bb.data.getVar('PN', d, 1), d) == True]}"
 
 FILES_${PN}-dbg = "${bindir}/.debug ${sbindir}/.debug ${libexecdir}/.debug ${libdir}/.debug \
-            /bin/.debug /sbin/.debug /lib/.debug ${libdir}/${PN}/.debug \
+            ${base_bindir}/.debug ${base_sbindir}/.debug ${base_libdir}/.debug ${libdir}/${PN}/.debug \
             ${libdir}/matchbox-panel/.debug"
 SECTION_${PN}-dbg = "devel"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-dbg = "1"