diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/bluez5/bluez5.inc b/meta/recipes-connectivity/bluez5/bluez5.inc
index f07e318897..a8eaba1dd6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/bluez5/bluez5.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/bluez5/bluez5.inc
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "\
   --without-zsh-completion-dir \
 "
 
+CFLAGS += "-DFIRMWARE_DIR=\\"${nonarch_base_libdir}/firmware\\""
+
 # bluez5 builds a large number of useful utilities but does not
 # install them.  Specify which ones we want put into ${PN}-noinst-tools.
 NOINST_TOOLS_READLINE ??= ""