1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1767808ce1..391c5d6318 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ RABBITMQ_NODENAME ?= rabbit
 RABBITMQ_SERVER_START_ARGS ?=
 RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR ?= $(TMPDIR)/rabbitmq-$(RABBITMQ_NODENAME)-mnesia
 RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE ?= $(TMPDIR)
+RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR ?= $(TMPDIR)/rabbitmq-$(RABBITMQ_NODENAME)-plugins-scratch
 
 DEPS_FILE=deps.mk
 SOURCE_DIR=src
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@ BASIC_SCRIPT_ENVIRONMENT_SETTINGS=\
 	RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS="$(RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS)" \
 	RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT="$(RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT)" \
 	RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE="$(RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE)" \
-	RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR="$(RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR)"
+	RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR="$(RABBITMQ_MNESIA_DIR)" \
+	RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR="$(RABBITMQ_PLUGINS_EXPAND_DIR)"
 
 run: all
 	$(BASIC_SCRIPT_ENVIRONMENT_SETTINGS) \