diff --git a/scripts/mysql_install_db.pl.in b/scripts/mysql_install_db.pl.in
index 8b99b3564e4..3ad733884fb 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_install_db.pl.in
+++ b/scripts/mysql_install_db.pl.in
@@ -297,17 +297,19 @@ parse_arguments($opt, 'PICK-ARGS-FROM-ARGV', @ARGV);
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # FIXME $extra_bindir is not used
-my ($bindir,$extra_bindir,$mysqld,$pkgdatadir,$mysqld_opt,$scriptdir);
+my ($bindir,$extra_bindir,$mysqld,$srcpkgdatadir,$buildpkgdatadir,$mysqld_opt,
+    $scriptdir);
 
 if ( $opt->{srcdir} )
 {
-  $opt->{basedir} = $opt->{builddir};
-  $bindir         = "$opt->{basedir}/client";
-  $extra_bindir   = "$opt->{basedir}/extra";
-  $mysqld         = "$opt->{basedir}/sql/mysqld";
-  $mysqld_opt     = "--language=$opt->{srcdir}/sql/share/english";
-  $pkgdatadir     = "$opt->{srcdir}/scripts";
-  $scriptdir      = "$opt->{srcdir}/scripts";
+  $opt->{basedir}  = $opt->{builddir};
+  $bindir          = "$opt->{basedir}/client";
+  $extra_bindir    = "$opt->{basedir}/extra";
+  $mysqld          = "$opt->{basedir}/sql/mysqld";
+  $mysqld_opt      = "--language=$opt->{srcdir}/sql/share/english";
+  $srcpkgdatadir   = "$opt->{srcdir}/scripts";
+  $buildpkgdatadir = "$opt->{builddir}/scripts";
+  $scriptdir       = "$opt->{srcdir}/scripts";
 }
 elsif ( $opt->{basedir} )
 {
@@ -317,18 +319,20 @@ elsif ( $opt->{basedir} )
                                     "libexec","sbin","bin") ||  # ,"sql"
                     find_in_basedir($opt,"file","mysqld-nt",
                                   "bin");  # ,"sql"
-  $pkgdatadir     = find_in_basedir($opt,"dir","fill_help_tables.sql",
+  $srcpkgdatadir  = find_in_basedir($opt,"dir","fill_help_tables.sql",
                                     "share","share/mysql");  # ,"scripts"
+  $buildpkgdir    = $srcpkgdatadir;
   $scriptdir      = "$opt->{basedir}/scripts";
 }
 else
 {
-  $opt->{basedir} = '@prefix@';
-  $bindir         = '@bindir@';
-  $extra_bindir   = $bindir;
-  $mysqld         = '@libexecdir@/mysqld';
-  $pkgdatadir     = '@pkgdatadir@';
-  $scriptdir      = '@scriptdir@';
+  $opt->{basedir}  = '@prefix@';
+  $bindir          = '@bindir@';
+  $extra_bindir    = $bindir;
+  $mysqld          = '@libexecdir@/mysqld';
+  $srcpkgdatadir   = '@pkgdatadir@';
+  $buildpkgdatadir = '@pkgdatadir@';
+  $scriptdir       = '@scriptdir@';
 }
 
 unless ( $opt->{ldata} )
@@ -336,19 +340,15 @@ unless ( $opt->{ldata} )
   $opt->{ldata} = '@localstatedir@';
 }
 
-if ( $opt->{srcdir} )
-{
-  $pkgdatadir = "$opt->{srcdir}/scripts";
-}
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set up paths to SQL scripts required for bootstrap
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-my $fill_help_tables     = "$pkgdatadir/fill_help_tables.sql";
-my $create_system_tables = "$pkgdatadir/mysql_system_tables.sql";
-my $fill_system_tables   = "$pkgdatadir/mysql_system_tables_data.sql";
-my $maria_add_gis_sp     = "$pkgdatadir/maria_add_gis_sp_bootstrap.sql";
+my $fill_help_tables     = "$srcpkgdatadir/fill_help_tables.sql";
+my $create_system_tables = "$srcpkgdatadir/mysql_system_tables.sql";
+my $fill_system_tables   = "$srcpkgdatadir/mysql_system_tables_data.sql";
+my $maria_add_gis_sp     = "$buildpkgdatadir/maria_add_gis_sp_bootstrap.sql";
 
 foreach my $f ( $fill_help_tables,$create_system_tables,$fill_system_tables,$maria_add_gis_sp )
 {
diff --git a/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh b/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
index 1daa1bf58ee..b03c1059605 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ then
   extra_bindir="$basedir/extra"
   mysqld="$basedir/sql/mysqld"
   langdir="$basedir/sql/share/english"
-  pkgdatadir="$srcdir/scripts"
+  srcpkgdatadir="$srcdir/scripts"
+  buildpkgdatadir="$builddir/scripts"
   scriptdir="$srcdir/scripts"
 elif test -n "$basedir"
 then
@@ -288,7 +289,8 @@ then
     cannot_find_file errmsg.sys $basedir/share/english $basedir/share/mysql/english
     exit 1
   fi
-  pkgdatadir=`find_in_basedir --dir fill_help_tables.sql share share/mysql`
+  srcpkgdatadir=`find_in_basedir --dir fill_help_tables.sql share share/mysql`
+  buildpkgdatadir=$srcpkgdatadir
   if test -z "$pkgdatadir"
   then
     cannot_find_file fill_help_tables.sql $basedir/share $basedir/share/mysql
@@ -300,16 +302,17 @@ else
   bindir="@bindir@"
   extra_bindir="$bindir"
   mysqld="@libexecdir@/mysqld"
-  pkgdatadir="@pkgdatadir@"
+  srcpkgdatadir="@pkgdatadir@"
+  buildpkgdatadir="@pkgdatadir@"
   scriptdir="@scriptdir@"
 fi
 
 # Set up paths to SQL scripts required for bootstrap
-fill_help_tables="$pkgdatadir/fill_help_tables.sql"
-create_system_tables="$pkgdatadir/mysql_system_tables.sql"
-create_system_tables2="$pkgdatadir/mysql_performance_tables.sql"
-fill_system_tables="$pkgdatadir/mysql_system_tables_data.sql"
-maria_add_gis_sp="$pkgdatadir/maria_add_gis_sp_bootstrap.sql"
+fill_help_tables="$srcpkgdatadir/fill_help_tables.sql"
+create_system_tables="$srcpkgdatadir/mysql_system_tables.sql"
+create_system_tables2="$srcpkgdatadir/mysql_performance_tables.sql"
+fill_system_tables="$srcpkgdatadir/mysql_system_tables_data.sql"
+maria_add_gis_sp="$buildpkgdatadir/maria_add_gis_sp_bootstrap.sql"
 
 for f in "$fill_help_tables" "$create_system_tables" "$create_system_tables2" "$fill_system_tables" "$maria_add_gis_sp"
 do