diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e67b50373c57a8fe8399aa542bbd6345fc1c34f9..6ffa449366ba455c7d333288cda5b6464c11033d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 V=0.9.9
 
 PREFIX = /usr/local
+SYSCONFDIR = /etc
 
 BINPROGS = \
 	bin/checkpkg \