diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.rpm.macros b/stages/org.osbuild.rpm.macros
index 6f5ebf70..a60946f8 100755
--- a/stages/org.osbuild.rpm.macros
+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.rpm.macros
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ SCHEMA = r"""
         "items": {
           "type": "string"
         }
+      },
+      "_dbpath": {
+        "description": "Specify the rpm database path.",
+        "type": "string"
       }
     }
   }