--- makedefc.in.orig
+++ makedefc.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 EMACS_SITE_LISP=@EMACS_SITE_LISP@
 
 # the default.el file
-EMACS_DEFAULT_EL=@EMACS_DEFAULT_EL@
+EMACS_DEFAULT_EL=@EMACS_SITE_LISP@/default.el
 
 # numerous TCL/TK variables culled from the tkConfig.sh and tclConfig.sh
 # if these are found.