diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e8ef786f1..8a1db7432 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ DEFAULT_RUN_DIR
 DEFAULT_DM_RUN_DIR
 DEFAULT_LOCK_DIR
 DEFAULT_DATA_ALIGNMENT
+DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR
 DEFAULT_CACHE_SUBDIR
 DEFAULT_BACKUP_SUBDIR
 DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_SUBDIR
@@ -873,6 +874,7 @@ with_tmpfilesdir
 with_dmeventd_pidfile
 with_dmeventd_path
 with_default_system_dir
+with_default_profile_subdir
 with_default_archive_subdir
 with_default_backup_subdir
 with_default_cache_subdir
@@ -1638,6 +1640,8 @@ Optional Packages:
                           dmeventd path [[EPREFIX/sbin/dmeventd]]
   --with-default-system-dir=DIR
                           default LVM system directory [[/etc/lvm]]
+  --with-default-profile-subdir=SUBDIR
+                          default configuration profile subdir [[profile]]
   --with-default-archive-subdir=SUBDIR
                           default metadata archive subdir [[archive]]
   --with-default-backup-subdir=SUBDIR
@@ -10555,6 +10559,20 @@ _ACEOF
 
 
 
+# Check whether --with-default-profile-subdir was given.
+if test "${with_default_profile_subdir+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_default_profile_subdir; DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR=$withval
+else
+  DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR=profile
+fi
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR "$DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR"
+_ACEOF
+
+
+
 # Check whether --with-default-archive-subdir was given.
 if test "${with_default_archive_subdir+set}" = set; then :
   withval=$with_default_archive_subdir; DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_SUBDIR=$withval
@@ -10788,6 +10806,7 @@ LVM_LIBAPI=`echo "$VER" | $AWK -F '[()]' '{print $2}'`
 
 
 
+
 
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b286358dd..d90eb1ac2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1421,6 +1421,13 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(default-system-dir,
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_SYS_DIR, ["$DEFAULT_SYS_DIR"],
 		   [Path to LVM system directory.])
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(default-profile-subdir,
+	    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-default-profile-subdir=SUBDIR],
+			   [default configuration profile subdir [[profile]]]),
+	    DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR=$withval, DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR=profile)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR, ["$DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR"],
+		   [Name of default configuration profile subdirectory.])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH(default-archive-subdir,
 	    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-default-archive-subdir=SUBDIR],
 			   [default metadata archive subdir [[archive]]]),
@@ -1521,6 +1528,7 @@ AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_SYS_DIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_SUBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_BACKUP_SUBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_CACHE_SUBDIR)
+AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_DATA_ALIGNMENT)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_LOCK_DIR)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_DM_RUN_DIR)
diff --git a/lib/misc/configure.h.in b/lib/misc/configure.h.in
index fdc5a2617..aae4f240a 100644
--- a/lib/misc/configure.h.in
+++ b/lib/misc/configure.h.in
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 /* Default directory to keep PID files in. */
 #undef DEFAULT_PID_DIR
 
+/* Name of default configuration profile subdirectory. */
+#undef DEFAULT_PROFILE_SUBDIR
+
 /* Default LVM run directory. */
 #undef DEFAULT_RUN_DIR