diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
index fd0906ba75..ffd6eed161 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ static void frontend_ps3_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
             "overlays", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.overlay));
       fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dir.assets,   g_defaults.dir.core,
             "assets", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.assets));
+      fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dir.database,   g_defaults.dir.core,
+            "rdb", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.database));
       fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dir.playlist,   g_defaults.dir.core,
             "playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.playlist));
    }