diff --git a/include/paths.h b/include/paths.h
index e626f8fbf6af..06110d90584a 100644
--- a/include/paths.h
+++ b/include/paths.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #define	_PATH_STDPATH \
 	"/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:"
 
+#define _PATH_AUTHCONF  "/etc/auth.conf"
 #define	_PATH_BSHELL	"/bin/sh"
 #define	_PATH_CONSOLE	"/dev/console"
 #define	_PATH_CSHELL	"/bin/csh"