1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libalpm/handle.c b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
index 8d220ada..28f07507 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/handle.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ pmhandle_t *handle_new()
 	handle->access = PM_ACCESS_RW;
 #endif
 
+	handle->dbpath = strdup(PM_DBPATH);
+	handle->cachedir = strdup(PM_CACHEDIR);
+
 	return(handle);
 }