diff --git a/external/bsd/pkg_install/Makefile.inc b/external/bsd/pkg_install/Makefile.inc
index d6de60e41..fbbd7d3a3 100644
--- a/external/bsd/pkg_install/Makefile.inc
+++ b/external/bsd/pkg_install/Makefile.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ USE_FORT?=yes	# network client
 CPPFLAGS+=-I${DIST}/lib
 CPPFLAGS+=-I${NETBSDSRCDIR}/external/bsd/pkg_install/lib
 CPPFLAGS+=-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DNETBSD -DHAVE_SSL
+.if !defined(__MINIX)
 CPPFLAGS+=-DSYSCONFDIR='"/etc"'
+.else
+CPPFLAGS+=-DSYSCONFDIR='"/usr/pkg/etc"'
+CPPFLAGS+=-DDEF_LOG_DIR='"/usr/pkg/var/db/pkg"'
+.endif # !defined(__MINIX)
 
 WARNS=	4
 CWARNFLAGS+=	-Wno-missing-noreturn