diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 1a90b46ab..025294225 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -266,11 +266,15 @@ mkbindirs:
 installbin: | mkbindirs
 	cd $(srcdir)/bin; \
 	for p in $(VL_INST_PUBLIC_SCRIPT_FILES) ; do \
-	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/bin/$$p; \
+	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$p; \
 	done
+	perl -p -i -e 'use File::Spec;' \
+	           -e' $$path = File::Spec->abs2rel("$(realpath $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir))", "$(realpath $(DESTDIR)$(bindir))");' \
+	           -e 's/my \$$verilator_pkgdatadir_relpath = .*/my \$$verilator_pkgdatadir_relpath = "$$path";/g' \
+	           -- "$(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)/verilator"
 	cd bin; \
 	for p in $(VL_INST_PUBLIC_BIN_FILES) ; do \
-	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/bin/$$p; \
+	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$p; \
 	done
 	cd $(srcdir)/bin; \
 	for p in $(VL_INST_PRIVATE_SCRIPT_FILES) ; do \
@@ -280,11 +284,11 @@ installbin: | mkbindirs
 installredirect: installbin | mkbindirs
 	cp ${srcdir}/bin/redirect ${srcdir}/bin/redirect.tmp
 	perl -p -i -e 'use File::Spec;' \
-	           -e' $$path = File::Spec->abs2rel("$(realpath $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/bin)", "$(realpath $(DESTDIR)$(bindir))");' \
+	           -e' $$path = File::Spec->abs2rel("$(realpath $(DESTDIR)$(bindir))", "$(realpath $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/bin)");' \
 	           -e 's/RELPATH.*/"$$path";/g' -- "${srcdir}/bin/redirect.tmp"
 	cd $(srcdir)/bin; \
 	for p in $(VL_INST_PUBLIC_SCRIPT_FILES) $(VL_INST_PUBLIC_BIN_FILES) ; do \
-	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) redirect.tmp $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$p; \
+	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) redirect.tmp $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/bin/$$p; \
 	done
 	rm ${srcdir}/bin/redirect.tmp
 
diff --git a/bin/verilator b/bin/verilator
index d25f6e525..1ca6d3b8c 100755
--- a/bin/verilator
+++ b/bin/verilator
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ if (! GetOptions(
     pod2usage(-exitstatus => 2, -verbose => 0);
 }
 
-my $verilator_root = realpath("$RealBin/..");
+# WARNING: $verilator_pkgdatadir_relpath is substituted during Verilator 'make install'
+my $verilator_pkgdatadir_relpath = "..";
+my $verilator_root = realpath("$RealBin/$verilator_pkgdatadir_relpath");
 if (defined $ENV{VERILATOR_ROOT}) {
     if ((!-d $ENV{VERILATOR_ROOT}) || $verilator_root ne realpath($ENV{VERILATOR_ROOT})) {
         warn "%Error: verilator: VERILATOR_ROOT is set to inconsistent path. Suggest leaving it unset.\n";
diff --git a/nodist/install_test b/nodist/install_test
index bf15fd796..8534ebf4f 100755
--- a/nodist/install_test
+++ b/nodist/install_test
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ def test():
         print("== stage 0")
         run("/bin/rm -rf " + blddir)
         run("/bin/mkdir -p " + blddir)
-        run("cd " + blddir + " && " + srcdir + "/configure --prefix " + prefix)
+        # Matches Ubuntu's e.g. /usr/share/pkgconfig/verilator.pc
+        run("cd " + blddir + " && " + srcdir + "/configure --prefix " + prefix +
+            " --exec-prefix " + prefix + " --datarootdir " + prefix + "/share" + " --includedir " +
+            prefix + "/share/verilator/include")
         run("cd " + blddir + " && make -j " + str(calc_jobs()))
 
     # Install it under the prefix
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_flag_help.py b/test_regress/t/t_flag_help.py
index d9ec36e3c..262ed934f 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_flag_help.py
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_flag_help.py
@@ -14,26 +14,22 @@ test.scenarios('dist')
 # See also t_flag_version.py
 
 
-def check(interpreter, prog):
+def check(prog):
     logfile = test.obj_dir + "/t_help__" + os.path.basename(prog) + ".log"
 
-    test.run(fails=False,
-             cmd=[interpreter, prog, "--help"],
-             logfile=logfile,
-             tee=False,
-             verilator_run=True)
+    test.run(fails=False, cmd=[prog, "--help"], logfile=logfile, tee=False, verilator_run=True)
 
     test.file_grep(logfile, r'(DISTRIBUTION|usage:)')
 
 
-check("perl", os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator")
-check("perl", os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_coverage")
+check(os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator")
+check(os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_coverage")
 
-check("python3", os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_ccache_report")
-check("python3", os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_gantt")
-check("python3", os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_profcfunc")
+check(os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_ccache_report")
+check(os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_gantt")
+check(os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_profcfunc")
 
 if os.path.exists(os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_difftree"):
-    check("python3", os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_difftree")
+    check(os.environ["VERILATOR_ROOT"] + "/bin/verilator_difftree")
 
 test.passes()