diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/logwtmp.c b/appl/ftp/ftpd/logwtmp.c
index 297246760..6e10a1b98 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/logwtmp.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/logwtmp.c
@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@ RCSID("$Id$");
 #include "extern.h"
 
 #ifndef WTMP_FILE
+#ifdef _PATH_WTMP
+#define WTMP_FILE _PATH_WTMP
+#else
 #define WTMP_FILE "/var/adm/wtmp"
 #endif
+#endif
 
 void
 logwtmp(char *line, char *name, char *host)