diff --git a/sbin/ldconfig/Makefile b/sbin/ldconfig/Makefile
index 2ead668578f6..070c2c3d6901 100644
--- a/sbin/ldconfig/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/ldconfig/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 PACKAGE=runtime
 PROG=	ldconfig
 SRCS=	elfhints.c ldconfig.c
+CFLAGS+= -I${SRCTOP}/libexec/rtld-elf
 MAN=	ldconfig.8
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.c b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.c
index 777895936834..288c22813121 100644
--- a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.c
+++ b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "ldconfig.h"
+#include "rtld_paths.h"
 
 #define	_PATH_LD32_HINTS	"/var/run/ld32.so.hints"
 #define	_PATH_ELF32_HINTS	"/var/run/ld-elf32.so.hints"
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (is_soft)
-		hints_file = _PATH_ELFSOFT_HINTS;
+		hints_file = _PATH_SOFT_ELF_HINTS;
 	else if (is_32)
 		hints_file = _PATH_ELF32_HINTS;
 	else