diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 77c5924cd..8517fd562 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ jobs:
           cmake
           -DSET_TWEAK=Off
           -DBUILD_TESTS=On
-          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr"
-          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR="/etc"
+          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="usr"
+          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR="etc"
           .
 
       - name: build project
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eac4c2da0..ed9b02492 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ If pkg-config fails to find the headers for a library listed in [dependencies](#
 #### Build DEB / RPM package:
 ```bash
 cmake .. \
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" \
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR="/etc"
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="usr" \
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR="etc"
 
 cmake --build . --target fastfetch
 ```
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ cmake --build . --target fastfetch
 #### Install directly:
 ```bash
 cmake .. \
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr/local" \
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR="/etc"
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="usr/local" \
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR="etc"
 
 sudo cmake --install .
 ```