diff --git a/src/util/Makefile.am b/src/util/Makefile.am
index 590bb3d2..e386d950 100644
--- a/src/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/util/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # paths set at make time
 conffile  = ${sysconfdir}/pacman.conf
 dbpath    = ${localstatedir}/lib/pacman/
+gpgdir    = ${sysconfdir}/pacman.d/gnupg/
 cachedir  = ${localstatedir}/cache/pacman/pkg/
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = vercmp testpkg testdb cleanupdelta pacsort pactree
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = vercmp testpkg testdb cleanupdelta pacsort pactree
 DEFS = -DLOCALEDIR=\"@localedir@\" \
        -DCONFFILE=\"$(conffile)\" \
        -DDBPATH=\"$(dbpath)\" \
+       -DGPGDIR=\"$(gpgdir)\" \
        -DCACHEDIR=\"$(cachedir)\" \
        @DEFS@
 
diff --git a/src/util/testpkg.c b/src/util/testpkg.c
index 6385e417..96400a75 100644
--- a/src/util/testpkg.c
+++ b/src/util/testpkg.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* let us get log messages from libalpm */
 	alpm_option_set_logcb(handle, output_cb);
 
+	/* set gpgdir to default */
+	alpm_option_set_gpgdir(handle, GPGDIR);
+
 	if(alpm_pkg_load(handle, argv[1], 1, level, &pkg) == -1
 			|| pkg == NULL) {
 		err = alpm_errno(handle);