diff --git a/textproc/highlight/Makefile b/textproc/highlight/Makefile
index 343493945342..0ce296365e97 100644
--- a/textproc/highlight/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/highlight/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ BROKEN=		Does not compile
 .endif
 
 post-patch:
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
+		's|/etc/highlight|${DATADIR}|g' ${WRKSRC}/datadir.cpp
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e \
 		's|/usr/share/highlight|${DATADIR}|' ${WRKSRC}/datadir.cpp