diff --git a/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
index f2321396e..899d30d78 100644
--- a/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
 # use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
+def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@ECCODES_DEFINITION_SUFF@"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ if test "x$ECCODES_TEST_WITH_VALGRIND" != "x"; then
 fi
 
 # use samples from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-samp_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/samples"
+samp_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@ECCODES_SAMPLES_SUFF@"
 ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH=${samp_dir}
 export ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH
diff --git a/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
index e634d6876..ec5ab685b 100644
--- a/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
 # use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
+def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@ECCODES_DEFINITION_SUFF@"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ if test "x$ECCODES_TEST_WITH_VALGRIND" != "x"; then
 fi
 
 # use samples from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-samp_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/samples"
+samp_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@ECCODES_SAMPLES_SUFF@"
 ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH=${samp_dir}
 export ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH
diff --git a/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
index 925bf0df1..8bce78b5f 100644
--- a/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
 # use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
+def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@ECCODES_DEFINITION_SUFF@"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ examples_dir=@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/
 examples_src=@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/
 
 # use samples from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-samp_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/samples"
+samp_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@ECCODES_SAMPLES_SUFF@"
 ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH=${samp_dir}
 export ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH