diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/pathnames.h b/appl/ftp/ftpd/pathnames.h
index 62ce10340..e4f5b441a 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/pathnames.h
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/pathnames.h
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@
 #define _PATH_BSHELL "/bin/sh"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _PATH_FTPUSERS
 #define	_PATH_FTPUSERS		SYSCONFDIR "/ftpusers"
+#endif
+
 #define	_PATH_FTPCHROOT		SYSCONFDIR "/ftpchroot"
 #define	_PATH_FTPWELCOME	SYSCONFDIR "/ftpwelcome"
 #define	_PATH_FTPLOGINMESG	SYSCONFDIR "/motd"