diff --git a/tools/tools/locale/tools/cldr2def.pl b/tools/tools/locale/tools/cldr2def.pl
index fec503ca3fa4..c2d59ce349a0 100755
--- a/tools/tools/locale/tools/cldr2def.pl
+++ b/tools/tools/locale/tools/cldr2def.pl
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ sub make_makefile {
 # Warning: Do not edit. This file is automatically generated from the
 # tools in /usr/src/tools/tools/locale.
 
-LOCALEDIR=	/usr/share/locale
+LOCALEDIR=	\${SHAREDIR}/locale
 FILESNAME=	$FILESNAMES{$TYPE}
 .SUFFIXES:	.src .${SRCOUT2}
 ${MAPLOC}