diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 10d39373d8..cc076de698 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2487,6 +2487,9 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(OPENCV, [opencv plugins], opencv, [
   AC_SUBST(OPENCV_PREFIX)
   AC_SUBST(OPENCV_CFLAGS)
   AC_SUBST(OPENCV_LIBS)
+  AC_CHECK_FILE([$OPENCV_PREFIX/share/opencv/],
+              [AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(OPENCV_PATH_NAME, ["opencv"], [OpenCV path name])],
+              [AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(OPENCV_PATH_NAME, ["OpenCV"], [OpenCV path name])])
 ])
 
 dnl *** OpenEXR ***
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstfaceblur.c b/ext/opencv/gstfaceblur.c
index 0cbe75633a..e06a82c9cc 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstfaceblur.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstfaceblur.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_face_blur_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_face_blur_debug
 
 #define DEFAULT_PROFILE OPENCV_PREFIX G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "share" \
-    G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "opencv" G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "haarcascades" \
+    G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S OPENCV_PATH_NAME G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "haarcascades" \
     G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml"
 #define DEFAULT_SCALE_FACTOR 1.25
 #define DEFAULT_FLAGS CV_HAAR_DO_CANNY_PRUNING
diff --git a/ext/opencv/gstfacedetect.cpp b/ext/opencv/gstfacedetect.cpp
index efad93d21c..a323593c5d 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gstfacedetect.cpp
+++ b/ext/opencv/gstfacedetect.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_face_detect_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_face_detect_debug
 
 #define HAAR_CASCADES_DIR OPENCV_PREFIX G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "share" \
-    G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "opencv" G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "haarcascades" \
+    G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S OPENCV_PATH_NAME G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "haarcascades" \
     G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S
 #define DEFAULT_FACE_PROFILE HAAR_CASCADES_DIR "haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml"
 #define DEFAULT_NOSE_PROFILE HAAR_CASCADES_DIR "haarcascade_mcs_nose.xml"