diff --git a/security/vaultwarden/Makefile b/security/vaultwarden/Makefile
index 81270d5dc93..9d06d593160 100644
--- a/security/vaultwarden/Makefile
+++ b/security/vaultwarden/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ WANTLIB +=		pq
 LIB_DEPENDS +=		databases/postgresql
 .endif
 
-SUBST_VARS +=		WRKSRC VARBASE
+SUBST_VARS +=		WRKSRC
 
 post-configure:
 	mv ${WRKDIR}/myvendordir ${WRKSRC}
diff --git a/security/vaultwarden/pkg/PLIST b/security/vaultwarden/pkg/PLIST
index 07d062d647f..7be5e886559 100644
--- a/security/vaultwarden/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/security/vaultwarden/pkg/PLIST
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 @mode 750
 @owner _vaultwarden
 @group _vaultwarden
-@sample ${VARBASE}/vaultwarden/data/
+@sample ${LOCALSTATEDIR}/vaultwarden/data/
 @mode
 @owner
 @group
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ share/doc/vaultwarden/.env.template
 @mode 640
 @owner _vaultwarden
 @group _vaultwarden
-@sample ${VARBASE}/vaultwarden/.env
+@sample ${LOCALSTATEDIR}/vaultwarden/.env