diff --git a/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh b/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
index 742eb1e17cf..7ad9c338fba 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
@@ -344,33 +344,13 @@ then
   pamtooldir="$builddir/plugin/auth_pam"
 elif test -n "$basedir"
 then
-  bindir="$basedir/bin" # only used in the help text
-  resolveip=`find_in_dirs resolveip @resolveip_locations@`
-  if test -z "$resolveip"
-  then
-    cannot_find_file resolveip @resolveip_locations@
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  mysqld=`find_in_dirs mariadbd @mysqld_locations@`
-  if test -z "$mysqld"
-  then
-      cannot_find_file mariadbd @mysqld_locations@
-      exit 1
-  fi
-  langdir=`find_in_dirs --dir errmsg.sys @errmsg_locations@`
-  if test -z "$langdir"
-  then
-    cannot_find_file errmsg.sys @errmsg_locations@
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  srcpkgdatadir=`find_in_dirs --dir fill_help_tables.sql @pkgdata_locations@`
-  buildpkgdatadir=$srcpkgdatadir
-  if test -z "$srcpkgdatadir"
-  then
-    cannot_find_file fill_help_tables.sql @pkgdata_locations@
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  plugindir=`find_in_dirs --dir auth_pam.so $basedir/lib*/plugin $basedir/lib*/mysql/plugin $basedir/lib/*/mariadb19/plugin`
+  bindir="$basedir/@INSTALL_BINDIR@"
+  resolveip="$bindir/resolveip"
+  mysqld="$basedir/@INSTALL_SBINDIR@/mariadbd"
+  langdir="$basedir/share/english"
+  srcpkgdatadir="$basedir/@INSTALL_MYSQLSHAREDIR@"
+  buildpkgdatadir="$basedir/@INSTALL_MYSQLSHAREDIR@"
+  plugindir="$basedir/@INSTALL_PLUGINDIR@"
   pamtooldir=$plugindir
 # relative from where the script was run for a relocatable install
 elif test -n "$dirname0" -a -x "$rel_mysqld" -a ! "$rel_mysqld" -ef "@sbindir@/mariadbd"