diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b43d8b9be..3a59b6c25 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1686,12 +1686,19 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(dmeventd-path,
 			   [dmeventd path [EPREFIX/sbin/dmeventd]]),
 	    DMEVENTD_PATH=$withval,
 	    DMEVENTD_PATH="$SBINDIR/dmeventd")
+AC_ARG_WITH(dmeventd-exit-on-path,
+	    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-dmeventd-exit-on-path=PATH],
+			   [Default path to exit-on file in dmeventd [/run/nologin]]),
+	    DEFAULT_DMEVENTD_EXIT_ON_PATH=$withval,
+	    DEFAULT_DMEVENTD_EXIT_ON_PATH="/run/nologin")
 
 AS_IF([test "$BUILD_DMEVENTD" = "yes"], [
 	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DMEVENTD_PIDFILE, ["$DMEVENTD_PIDFILE"],
 			   [Path to dmeventd pidfile.])
 	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DMEVENTD_PATH, ["$DMEVENTD_PATH"],
 			   [Path to dmeventd binary.])
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_DMEVENTD_EXIT_ON_PATH, ["$DEFAULT_DMEVENTD_EXIT_ON_PATH"],
+			   [Path to exit-on dmeventd file.])
 ])
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -1825,6 +1832,7 @@ AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_SUBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_BACKUP_SUBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_CACHE_SUBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_DM_RUN_DIR)
+AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_DMEVENTD_EXIT_ON_PATH)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_LOCK_DIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_MIRROR_SEGTYPE)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_PID_DIR)