diff --git a/sbin/atm/atmconfig/Makefile b/sbin/atm/atmconfig/Makefile
index 40134fc117e7..8317b82b8566 100644
--- a/sbin/atm/atmconfig/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/atm/atmconfig/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 PROG=	atmconfig
 SRCS=	main.c diag.c natm.c
 MAN=	atmconfig.8
+# CFLAGS+= -DPATH_HELP='".:/usr/share/doc/atm:/usr/local/share/doc/atm"'
 
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm"
 WARNS?= 3
diff --git a/sbin/atm/atmconfig/private.h b/sbin/atm/atmconfig/private.h
index 4b1606044154..7677d6b0d4e3 100644
--- a/sbin/atm/atmconfig/private.h
+++ b/sbin/atm/atmconfig/private.h
@@ -42,8 +42,15 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 
-#define	PATH_HELP	".:/usr/share/doc/atm"
+#ifndef PATH_HELP
+#define	PATH_HELP	"/usr/share/doc/atm:/usr/local/share/doc/atm"
+#endif
+#ifndef FILE_HELP
 #define	FILE_HELP	"atmconfig.help"
+#endif
+#ifndef FILE_HELP_OTHERS
+#define	FILE_HELP_OTHERS "atmconfig_*.help"
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Builtin commands