diff --git a/meta/classes/binconfig.bbclass b/meta/classes/binconfig.bbclass
index 497b78f454..4e425a76d6 100644
--- a/meta/classes/binconfig.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/binconfig.bbclass
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ def get_binconfig_mangle(d):
 		s += " -e 's:OELIBDIR:${STAGING_LIBDIR}:;'"
 		s += " -e 's:OEINCDIR:${STAGING_INCDIR}:;'"
 		s += " -e 's:OEDATADIR:${STAGING_DATADIR}:'"
-		s += " -e 's:OEPREFIX:${STAGING_LIBDIR}/..:'"
-		s += " -e 's:OEEXECPREFIX:${STAGING_LIBDIR}/..:'"
+		s += " -e 's:OEPREFIX:${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${layout_prefix}:'"
+		s += " -e 's:OEEXECPREFIX:${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${layout_exec_prefix}:'"
 		s += " -e 's:-I${WORKDIR}:-I${STAGING_INCDIR}:'"
 		s += " -e 's:-L${WORKDIR}:-L${STAGING_LIBDIR}:'"
 	return s
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ do_install_append() {
 		-e 's:${STAGING_LIBDIR}:${libdir}:g;' \ 
 		-e 's:${STAGING_INCDIR}:${includedir}:g;' \
 		-e 's:${STAGING_DATADIR}:${datadir}:' \
-		-e 's:${STAGING_LIBDIR}/..:${prefix}:' > ${D}${bindir}/`basename $config`
+		-e 's:${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${layout_prefix}:${prefix}:' > ${D}${bindir}/`basename $config`
         done
     fi	
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ do_install_append() {
 		    -e 's:${STAGING_LIBDIR}:${libdir}:g;' \
 		    -e 's:${STAGING_INCDIR}:${includedir}:g;' \
 		    -e 's:${STAGING_DATADIR}:${datadir}:' \
-		    -e 's:${STAGING_LIBDIR}/..:${prefix}:' \
+		    -e 's:${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${layout_prefix}:${prefix}:' \
 		    $lafile
 	done	    
 }
diff --git a/meta/classes/bootimg.bbclass b/meta/classes/bootimg.bbclass
index 2d64ec1fa9..0c96001096 100644
--- a/meta/classes/bootimg.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/bootimg.bbclass
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ build_boot_bin() {
     		install -m 0644 ${INITRD} ${HDDDIR}/initrd
 	fi
 
-	install -m 444 ${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/share/syslinux/ldlinux.sys \
+	install -m 444 ${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/syslinux/ldlinux.sys \
 	${HDDDIR}/ldlinux.sys
 
 	# Do a little math, bash style
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ build_boot_bin() {
 		install -m 0644 ${INITRD} ${ISODIR}/initrd
 
 		# And install the syslinux stuff 
-		cp ${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/share/syslinux/isolinux.bin \
+		cp ${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/syslinux/isolinux.bin \
 		${ISODIR}
 
 		mkisofs -V ${BOOTIMG_VOLUME_ID} \
diff --git a/meta/classes/cpan.bbclass b/meta/classes/cpan.bbclass
index 3250528c7a..5a0b4a5c92 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cpan.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cpan.bbclass
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ cpan_do_configure () {
 				-e "s:\(SITEARCHEXP = \).*:\1${sitearchexp}:" \
 				-e "s:\(INSTALLVENDORLIB = \).*:\1${D}${datadir}/perl5:" \
 				-e "s:\(INSTALLVENDORARCH = \).*:\1${D}${libdir}/perl5:" \
-				-e "s:\(LDDLFLAGS.*\)${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/lib:\1${STAGING_LIBDIR}:" \
+				-e "s:\(LDDLFLAGS.*\)${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}:\1${STAGING_LIBDIR}:" \
 				Makefile
 		else
 			sed -i -e "s:\(SITELIBEXP = \).*:\1${sitelibexp}:" \
 				-e "s:\(SITEARCHEXP = \).*:\1${sitearchexp}:" \
 				-e "s:\(INSTALLVENDORLIB = \).*:\1${D}${libdir}/perl5/site_perl/${version}:" \
 				-e "s:\(INSTALLVENDORARCH = \).*:\1${D}${libdir}/perl5/site_perl/${version}:" \
-				-e "s:\(LDDLFLAGS.*\)${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/lib:\1${STAGING_LIBDIR}:" \
+				-e "s:\(LDDLFLAGS.*\)${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}:\1${STAGING_LIBDIR}:" \
 				Makefile
 		fi
 	fi
diff --git a/meta/classes/cross.bbclass b/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
index 3588e2344a..6e5480a2a0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CPPFLAGS = "${BUILD_CPPFLAGS}"
 CFLAGS = "${BUILD_CFLAGS}"
 CXXFLAGS = "${BUILD_CFLAGS}"
 LDFLAGS = "${BUILD_LDFLAGS}"
-LDFLAGS_build-darwin = "-L${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/lib "
+LDFLAGS_build-darwin = "-L${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}"
 
 # Overrides for paths
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass b/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass
index c07a9911cd..7a18e71c04 100644
--- a/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/distutils.bbclass
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ distutils_stage_headers() {
 }
 
 distutils_stage_all() {
-        install -d ${STAGING_INCDIR}/../${PYTHON_DIR}/site-packages
-        PYTHONPATH=${STAGING_INCDIR}/../${PYTHON_DIR}/site-packages \
+        install -d ${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${layout_prefix}/${PYTHON_DIR}/site-packages
+        PYTHONPATH=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${layout_prefix}/${PYTHON_DIR}/site-packages \
         BUILD_SYS=${BUILD_SYS} HOST_SYS=${HOST_SYS} \
-        ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python setup.py install --prefix=${STAGING_INCDIR}/.. --install-data=${STAGING_INCDIR}/../share || \
+        ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python setup.py install --prefix=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${layout_prefix} --install-data=${STAGING_DATADIR} || \
         oefatal "python setup.py install (stage) execution failed."
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/mozilla.bbclass b/meta/classes/mozilla.bbclass
index 833bd2747c..be0a25e305 100644
--- a/meta/classes/mozilla.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/mozilla.bbclass
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export MOZ_OBJDIR = "${S}"
 export CONFIGURE_ARGS = "${EXTRA_OECONF}"
 export HOST_LIBIDL_CFLAGS = "`${HOST_LIBIDL_CONFIG} --cflags`"
 export HOST_LIBIDL_LIBS = "`${HOST_LIBIDL_CONFIG} --libs`"
-export HOST_LIBIDL_CONFIG = "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/share/pkgconfig pkg-config libIDL-2.0"
+export HOST_LIBIDL_CONFIG = "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/pkgconfig pkg-config libIDL-2.0"
 export HOST_CC = "${BUILD_CC}"
 export HOST_CXX = "${BUILD_CXX}"
 export HOST_CFLAGS = "${BUILD_CFLAGS}"
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ mozilla_do_configure() {
 		set -e
 		for cg in `find ${S} -name config.guess`; do
 			install -m 0755 \
-			${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/share/gnu-config/config.guess \
-			${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/share/gnu-config/config.sub \
+			${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/gnu-config/config.guess \
+			${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/gnu-config/config.sub \
 			`dirname $cg`/
 		done
 	)
diff --git a/meta/classes/tmake.bbclass b/meta/classes/tmake.bbclass
index 05b82e496d..dbd0bf2763 100644
--- a/meta/classes/tmake.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/tmake.bbclass
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ python tmake_do_createpro() {
 }
 
 tmake_do_configure() {
-	paths="${STAGING_DATADIR}/tmake/qws/${TARGET_OS}-${TARGET_ARCH}-g++ $STAGING_DIR/share/tmake/$OS-g++"
+	paths="${STAGING_DATADIR}/tmake/qws/${TARGET_OS}-${TARGET_ARCH}-g++ ${STAGING_DATADIR}/tmake/$OS-g++"
 	if (echo "${TARGET_ARCH}"|grep -q 'i.86'); then
 		paths="${STAGING_DATADIR}/tmake/qws/${TARGET_OS}-x86-g++ $paths"
 	fi
diff --git a/meta/classes/xlibs.bbclass b/meta/classes/xlibs.bbclass
index e797748770..ae8f928f1e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/xlibs.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/xlibs.bbclass
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ XLIBS_CVS = "${FREEDESKTOP_CVS}/xlibs"
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
 do_stage() {
-	oe_runmake install prefix=${STAGING_DIR} \
+	oe_runmake install prefix=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${layout_prefix} \
 	       bindir=${STAGING_BINDIR} \
 	       includedir=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
 	       libdir=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
 	       datadir=${STAGING_DATADIR} \
-		mandir=${STAGING_DATADIR}/man
+		mandir=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${layout_mandir}
 }