diff --git a/include/minix/paths.h b/include/minix/paths.h
index 4c776be36..22ae67458 100644
--- a/include/minix/paths.h
+++ b/include/minix/paths.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define _PATH_HOSTS	"/etc/hosts"
 
 #define    _PATH_DEFTAPE   "/dev/sa0"
+#define    _PATH_RAMDISK   "/dev/ram"
 #define    _PATH_TMP       "/tmp"
 
 #endif