diff --git a/package/avahi/avahi.mk b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
index 4dfa3547aa..fdf039086a 100644
--- a/package/avahi/avahi.mk
+++ b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ AVAHI_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_func_strtod=yes \
 		jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=yes \
 		ac_use_included_regex=no \
 		avahi_cv_sys_cxx_works=yes \
-		DATADIR=share
+		DATADIRNAME=share
 
 AVAHI_CONF_OPT = --localstatedir=/var \
 		--disable-qt3 \