diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fb3a0871..9676f928 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 byobu (5.2) unreleased; urgency=low
 
+  [ Dustin Kirkland ]
   * icons/byobu_multi.svg, === removed directory icons,
     - save some space in the tarball
   * usr/lib/byobu/logo:
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ byobu (5.2) unreleased; urgency=low
     - when backend is not automatically set, check if screen or tmux
       is installed on the system before setting the default backend
 
+  [ Daniel Hahler ]
+  * usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a, usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux: LP: #910779
+    - don't use BYOBU_PREFIX for tmux paths
+
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:28:51 -0600
 
 byobu (5.1-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a b/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a
index 1cec73ce..f4bed34c 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ case "$bind_to" in
 		echo 'escape "^Aa"' >> "$keybindings"
 		echo 'register x "^A"' >> "$keybindings"
 		echo 'bindkey "^A"' >> "$keybindings"
-		echo "source \$BYOBU_PREFIX/share/doc/tmux/examples/screen-keys.conf" > "$keybindings.tmux"
+		echo "source /usr/share/doc/tmux/examples/screen-keys.conf" > "$keybindings.tmux"
 		echo "INFO: ctrl-a will now operate in GNU Screen mode"
 		break
 	;;
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
index e3410a73..9ea4cb00 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ new-window -d byobu-janitor
 set -s escape-time 0
 
 # Change to Screen's ctrl-a escape sequence
-source $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/doc/tmux/examples/screen-keys.conf
+source /usr/share/doc/tmux/examples/screen-keys.conf
 # On Archlinux, this file is not under the same directory
-source $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/tmux/screen-keys.conf
+source /usr/share/tmux/screen-keys.conf
 
 # Add F12 to the prefix list
 set -g prefix ^A,F12