diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8bf725fb49..9bbc0b8b54 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1667,6 +1667,10 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBMYPAINT, libmypaint >= libmypaint_required_version,,
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MYPAINT_BRUSHES, mypaint-brushes-1.0,,
                   [add_deps_error([mypaint-brushes-1.0])])
 
+# We need an autoconf variable for man page construction.
+mypaint_brushes_dir=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=brushesdir mypaint-brushes-1.0`
+AC_SUBST(mypaint_brushes_dir)
+
 ##################
 # Check for webkit
 ##################
diff --git a/docs/gimprc.5.in b/docs/gimprc.5.in
index fab18ab62f..b4ee89a2b5 100644
--- a/docs/gimprc.5.in
+++ b/docs/gimprc.5.in
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ search.
 This is a colon-separated list of folders to search.
 
 .TP
-(mypaint-brush-path "/local/head/share/mypaint-data/1.0/brushes:~/.mypaint/brushes")
+(mypaint-brush-path "@mypaint_brushes_dir@:~/.mypaint/brushes")
 
 Sets the brush search path.  This is a colon-separated list of folders to
 search.