--- a/src/emu/emuopts.cpp	2022-10-29 15:05:18.591381088 +0200
+++ b/src/emu/emuopts.cpp	2022-10-29 15:10:10.938037551 +0200
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@
 	{ nullptr,                                           nullptr,     core_options::option_type::HEADER,     "CORE SEARCH PATH OPTIONS" },
 	{ OPTION_PLUGINDATAPATH,                             ".",         core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to base folder for plugin data (read/write)" },
 	{ OPTION_MEDIAPATH ";rp;biospath;bp",                "roms",      core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to ROM sets and hard disk images" },
-	{ OPTION_HASHPATH ";hash_directory;hash",            "hash",      core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to software definition files" },
-	{ OPTION_SAMPLEPATH ";sp",                           "samples",   core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to audio sample sets" },
-	{ OPTION_ARTPATH,                                    "artwork",   core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to artwork files" },
-	{ OPTION_CTRLRPATH,                                  "ctrlr",     core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to controller definitions" },
-	{ OPTION_INIPATH,                                    ".;ini;ini/presets",     core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to ini files" },
-	{ OPTION_FONTPATH,                                   ".",         core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to font files" },
+	{ OPTION_HASHPATH ";hash_directory;hash",            "hash;@mame@/hash",      core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to software definition files" },
+	{ OPTION_SAMPLEPATH ";sp",                           "samples;@mame@/samples",   core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to audio sample sets" },
+	{ OPTION_ARTPATH,                                    "artwork;@mame@/artwork",   core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to artwork files" },
+	{ OPTION_CTRLRPATH,                                  "ctrlr;@mame@/ctrlr",     core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to controller definitions" },
+	{ OPTION_INIPATH,                                    ".;ini;ini/presets;@mame@/ini/presets",     core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to ini files" },
+	{ OPTION_FONTPATH,                                   ".;@mame@",         core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to font files" },
 	{ OPTION_CHEATPATH,                                  "cheat",     core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to cheat files" },
 	{ OPTION_CROSSHAIRPATH,                              "crosshair", core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to crosshair files" },
-	{ OPTION_PLUGINSPATH,                                "plugins",   core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to plugin files" },
-	{ OPTION_LANGUAGEPATH,                               "language",  core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to UI translation files" },
+	{ OPTION_PLUGINSPATH,                                "plugins;@mame@/plugins",   core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to plugin files" },
+	{ OPTION_LANGUAGEPATH,                               "language;@mame@/language",  core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to UI translation files" },
 	{ OPTION_SWPATH,                                     "software",  core_options::option_type::STRING,     "path to loose software" },
 
 	// output directory options
@@ -1301,3 +1301,4 @@
 	m_entry = entry;
 	return entry;
 }
+