diff --git a/sys-apps/sed/sed-4.2.1.bep b/sys-apps/sed/sed-4.2.1.bep
index 864cfdfcb..ce34a6e5a 100644
--- a/sys-apps/sed/sed-4.2.1.bep
+++ b/sys-apps/sed/sed-4.2.1.bep
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ BUILD {
 	cd sed-4.2.1
 	autoconf
 	./configure --prefix=`finddir B_COMMON_DIRECTORY` \
+		--datarootdir=`finddir B_COMMON_DATA_DIRECTORY` \
 		--infodir=`finddir B_COMMON_DOCUMENTATION_DIRECTORY`/info \
 		--mandir=`finddir B_COMMON_DOCUMENTATION_DIRECTORY`/man
 	make