diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 797d8f4..87905a2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   conf_data.set_quoted('FILE_TABLE_JSON', '/usr/share/pldm/fileTable.json')
   conf_data.set_quoted('LID_PERM_DIR', '/usr/share/host-fw')
   conf_data.set_quoted('LID_TEMP_DIR', '/usr/share/host-fw')
+  conf_data.set_quoted('LID_PATCH_DIR', '/usr/local/share/host-fw')
   conf_data.set('DMA_MAXSIZE', get_option('oem-ibm-dma-maxsize'))
   add_global_arguments('-DOEM_IBM', language : 'c')
   add_global_arguments('-DOEM_IBM', language : 'cpp')