diff --git a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-doc/planet/private/util.scrbl b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-doc/planet/private/util.scrbl
index e9f1f2d72c..276f6c3c29 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-doc/planet/private/util.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-doc/planet/private/util.scrbl
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
    planet/util
    planet/version
    planet/syntax
-   planet/scribble))
+   planet/scribble
+   setup/dirs))
 
 @title{Utility Libraries}
 
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ manually edit the @filepath{config.rkt} file.
 
 @defparam[PLANET-DIR dir path-string?]{
 The root of the version-specific PLaneT files. 
-Defaults to @racket[(build-path (PLANET-BASE-DIR) (version))].
+Defaults to @racket[(build-path (PLANET-BASE-DIR) (get-installation-name))].
 }
 
 @defparam[CACHE-DIR dir path-string?]{
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ The port on the server the client should connect to if
 
 @defparam[HARD-LINK-FILE file path?]{
   The name of the file where hard links are saved. Defaults to
-  @racket[(build-path (PLANET-BASE-DIR) (version) "HARD-LINKS")].
+  @racket[(build-path (PLANET-BASE-DIR) (get-installation-name) "HARD-LINKS")].
 }
 @defparam[PLANET-ARCHIVE-FILTER regexp-filter (or/c #f string? regexp?)]{
   A regular-expression based filter that is used to skip files when building a @|PLaneT| archive.
diff --git a/racket/collects/planet/config.rkt b/racket/collects/planet/config.rkt
index 8ce76909f1..e25aa01f7e 100644
--- a/racket/collects/planet/config.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/planet/config.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #lang racket/base
-(require "private/define-config.rkt")
+(require "private/define-config.rkt"
+         setup/dirs)
 (define-parameters
   (PLANET-SERVER-NAME       "planet.racket-lang.org")
   (PLANET-SERVER-PORT       270)
@@ -10,11 +11,11 @@
                                  (build-path (find-system-path 'addon-dir)
                                              "planet"
                                              (PLANET-CODE-VERSION)))))
-  (PLANET-DIR               (build-path (PLANET-BASE-DIR) (version)))
+  (PLANET-DIR               (build-path (PLANET-BASE-DIR) (get-installation-name)))
   (CACHE-DIR                (build-path (PLANET-DIR) "cache"))
   (UNINSTALLED-PACKAGE-CACHE (build-path (PLANET-BASE-DIR) "packages"))
   (LINKAGE-FILE             (build-path (PLANET-DIR) "LINKAGE"))
-  (HARD-LINK-FILE           (build-path (PLANET-BASE-DIR) (version) "HARD-LINKS"))
+  (HARD-LINK-FILE           (build-path (PLANET-BASE-DIR) (get-installation-name) "HARD-LINKS"))
   (LOG-FILE                 (build-path (PLANET-DIR) "INSTALL-LOG"))
   (DEFAULT-PACKAGE-LANGUAGE (version))