diff --git a/net-misc/rpki-client/rpki-client-6.6_p2.ebuild b/net-misc/rpki-client/rpki-client-6.6_p2.ebuild
index 783f456..30ee031 100644
--- a/net-misc/rpki-client/rpki-client-6.6_p2.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/rpki-client/rpki-client-6.6_p2.ebuild
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 src_configure() {
 	local myeconfargs=(
 		--with-rsync=rsync
+		--with-base-dir="/var/cache/${PN}"
+		--with-output-dir="/var/db/${PN}"
 	)
 	econf "${myeconfargs[@]}"
 }
diff --git a/net-misc/rpki-client/rpki-client-6.7_p0.ebuild b/net-misc/rpki-client/rpki-client-6.7_p0.ebuild
index e499b7c..b9a0673 100644
--- a/net-misc/rpki-client/rpki-client-6.7_p0.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/rpki-client/rpki-client-6.7_p0.ebuild
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 src_configure() {
 	local myeconfargs=(
 		--with-rsync=rsync
+		--with-base-dir="/var/cache/${PN}"
+		--with-output-dir="/var/db/${PN}"
 	)
 	econf "${myeconfargs[@]}"
 }