diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 451a479c12b..0d9c891d57b 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ svr4_enable="NO"	# SysVR4 emulation loaded at startup (or NO).
 osf1_enable="NO"	# Alpha OSF/1 emulation loaded at startup (or NO).
 clear_tmp_enable="NO"	# Clear /tmp at startup.
 ldconfig_insecure="NO"	# Set to YES to disable ldconfig security checks
-ldconfig_paths="/usr/lib/compat /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/local/lib"
+ldconfig_paths="/usr/lib/compat /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib/com
+pat/pkg"
 			# shared library search paths
 ldconfig_paths_aout="/usr/lib/compat/aout /usr/X11R6/lib/aout /usr/local/lib/aout"
 			# a.out shared library search paths