diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5b8951809a..a1417ba9fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export MODULES_DIR
 export ASTSPOOLDIR
 export ASTVARLIBDIR
 export ASTDATADIR
+export ASTDBDIR
 export ASTLOGDIR
 export ASTLIBDIR
 export ASTMANDIR
diff --git a/build_tools/make_defaults_h b/build_tools/make_defaults_h
index 0aae60804d..f7b13da4cd 100755
--- a/build_tools/make_defaults_h
+++ b/build_tools/make_defaults_h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ cat << END
 #define DEFAULT_PID        "${INSTALL_PATH}${ASTVARRUNDIR}/asterisk.pid"
 
 #define DEFAULT_VAR_DIR    "${INSTALL_PATH}${ASTVARLIBDIR}"
-#define DEFAULT_DB         "${INSTALL_PATH}${ASTVARLIBDIR}/astdb"
+#define DEFAULT_DB         "${INSTALL_PATH}${ASTDBDIR}/astdb"
 
 #define DEFAULT_DATA_DIR   "${INSTALL_PATH}${ASTDATADIR}"
 #define DEFAULT_KEY_DIR    "${INSTALL_PATH}${ASTDATADIR}/keys"