diff --git a/usr.sbin/periodic/etc/weekly/310.locate b/usr.sbin/periodic/etc/weekly/310.locate
index 4079f5e8287e..b7481965444a 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/periodic/etc/weekly/310.locate
+++ b/usr.sbin/periodic/etc/weekly/310.locate
@@ -1,32 +1,34 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 # If there is a global system configuration file, suck it in.
 #
 if [ -r /etc/defaults/periodic.conf ]
 then
     . /etc/defaults/periodic.conf
     source_periodic_confs
 fi
 
 case "$weekly_locate_enable" in
     [Yy][Ee][Ss])
 	echo ""
 	echo "Rebuilding locate database:"
 
-	locdb=/var/db/locate.database
+        . /etc/locate.rc
+	: ${FCODES:="/var/db/locate.database"}
+        locdb="$FCODES"
 
 	touch $locdb && rc=0 || rc=3
 	chown nobody $locdb || rc=3
 	chmod 644 $locdb || rc=3
 
 	cd /
 	echo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb | nice -n 5 su -fm nobody || rc=3
 	chmod 444 $locdb || rc=3;;
 
     *)  rc=0;;
 esac
 
 exit $rc