diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b2f8f2b171..ee0b6c8940 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ pathsep = :
 bindir_relative = $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(bindir))
 mandir_relative = $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(mandir))
 infodir_relative = $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(infodir))
+gitexecdir_relative = $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(gitexecdir))
 htmldir_relative = $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(htmldir))
 
 export prefix bindir sharedir sysconfdir gitwebdir perllibdir localedir
@@ -1735,6 +1736,7 @@ infodir_relative_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(infodir_relative))
 perllibdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(perllibdir))
 localedir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(localedir))
 gitexecdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(gitexecdir))
+gitexecdir_relative_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(gitexecdir_relative))
 template_dir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(template_dir))
 htmldir_relative_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(htmldir_relative))
 prefix_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(prefix))