diff --git a/makeopts.in b/makeopts.in
index 19a64ba088..fced44200f 100644
--- a/makeopts.in
+++ b/makeopts.in
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 
 bindir = @bindir@
+datarootdir = @datarootdir@
 datadir = @datadir@
 includedir = @includedir@
 infodir = @infodir@