diff --git a/include/constants.php b/include/constants.php
index fac5a97f..8c787f44 100644
--- a/include/constants.php
+++ b/include/constants.php
@@ -105,3 +105,5 @@
 
 # number of seconds a newsfeed will remain before refreshed.
 define('NEWSFEED_REFRESH_SECONDS', 3600);
+
+define('BASEDIR', '/var/db/freshports');