diff --git a/aegir.make b/aegir.make
index 3aa2c197c023e877ffe1ba29fece7d0486886ff3..af90ab1d10c69b025d5cd4a7bd15abed5fa05cef 100644
--- a/aegir.make
+++ b/aegir.make
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ projects[] = "drupal"
 projects[hostmaster][type] = "profile"
 projects[hostmaster][download][type] = "get"
 projects[hostmaster][download][url] = "http://files.aegirproject.org/hostmaster-0.4-alpha4.tgz"
+projects[hostmaster][directory_name] = "hostmaster"