diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/Makefile b/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
index 462f1f188f..32c2214a04 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ ifeq ($(PREFIX),)
 endif
 
 PREFIXDEPS    := $(PREFIX)
-DBBINDIR    := $(PREFIXDEPS)/bin
 LIBEXECDIR := $(PREFIXDEPS)/libexec
 SHAREDIR := $(PREFIX)/share
 DEFAULTSDIR := $(SHAREDIR)/defaults
@@ -49,9 +48,7 @@ DEFAULT_HYPERVISOR ?= $(HYPERVISOR_DB)
 
 HYPERVISORS := $(HYPERVISOR_DB)
 
-DBPATH := $(DBBINDIR)/$(QEMUCMD)
-DBVALIDHYPERVISORPATHS := [\"$(DBPATH)\"]
-
+DBVALIDHYPERVISORPATHS := []
 PKGDATADIR := $(PREFIXDEPS)/share/$(PROJECT_DIR)
 KERNELDIR := $(PKGDATADIR)
 IMAGEPATH := $(PKGDATADIR)/$(IMAGENAME)