diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/pathnames.h b/appl/ftp/ftpd/pathnames.h
index e4f5b441a..884902905 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/pathnames.h
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/pathnames.h
@@ -57,5 +57,7 @@
 #define	_PATH_FTPWELCOME	SYSCONFDIR "/ftpwelcome"
 #define	_PATH_FTPLOGINMESG	SYSCONFDIR "/motd"
 
+#ifndef _PATH_ISSUE
 #define _PATH_ISSUE		SYSCONFDIR "/issue"
+#endif
 #define _PATH_ISSUE_NET		SYSCONFDIR "/issue.net"