diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 7bce0f1..5cd7966 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     cflags: [
         "-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64",
         "-DALLOW_DEBUG_LOGGING",
+        "-DDEFAULT_PIVOT_ROOT=\"/var/empty\"",
         "-Wall",
         "-Werror",
     ],
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9a13d8e..b2c5569 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
 
 LIBDIR ?= /lib
 PRELOADNAME = libminijailpreload.so
-PRELOADPATH = \"$(LIBDIR)/$(PRELOADNAME)\"
-CPPFLAGS += -DPRELOADPATH="$(PRELOADPATH)"
+PRELOADPATH = "$(LIBDIR)/$(PRELOADNAME)"
+CPPFLAGS += -DPRELOADPATH='$(PRELOADPATH)'
+
+# Defines the pivot root path used by the minimalistic-mountns profile.
+DEFAULT_PIVOT_ROOT ?= /var/empty
+CPPFLAGS += -DDEFAULT_PIVOT_ROOT='"$(DEFAULT_PIVOT_ROOT)"'
 
 ifeq ($(USE_seccomp),no)
 CPPFLAGS += -DUSE_SECCOMP_SOFTFAIL
diff --git a/minijail0_cli.c b/minijail0_cli.c
index 2106ccb..d5b09f7 100644
--- a/minijail0_cli.c
+++ b/minijail0_cli.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
 			*tmp_size = DEFAULT_TMP_SIZE;
 		}
 		minijail_remount_proc_readonly(j);
-		use_pivot_root(j, "/var/empty", pivot_root, chroot);
+		use_pivot_root(j, DEFAULT_PIVOT_ROOT, pivot_root, chroot);
 	} else {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unrecognized profile name '%s'\n", profile);
 		exit(1);