diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 643b19691..52da183d7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	@WITH_LIBELF_INCLUDE@
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DLOCALEDIR="\"$(localedir)\""
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DRPMCONFIGDIR="\"@RPMCONFIGDIR@\""
+AM_CPPFLAGS += -DLIBRPMALIAS_FILENAME="\"@RPMCONFIGDIR@/rpmpopt-${VERSION}\""
 
 staticLDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS_STATIC@ @LDFLAGS_NPTL@
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 43e844da7..01d443379 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS += -DLOCALEDIR="\"$(localedir)\""
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DSYSCONFDIR="\"$(sysconfdir)\""
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DLOCALSTATEDIR="\"$(localstatedir)\""
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DRPMCONFIGDIR="\"@RPMCONFIGDIR@\""
+AM_CPPFLAGS += -DLIBRPMALIAS_FILENAME="\"@RPMCONFIGDIR@/rpmpopt-${VERSION}\""
 
 EXTRA_DIST = getdate.y