diff --git a/sigil/bldcommon/build.properties b/sigil/bldcommon/build.properties
index 0e02447..53eeaaf 100644
--- a/sigil/bldcommon/build.properties
+++ b/sigil/bldcommon/build.properties
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 build.etc.dir	= ${_build.dir}/etc
 
 top-build.dir	= ${common.dir}/../build
+site.dir	= ${common.dir}/../site
 dist.dir	= ${top-build.dir}/dist
 install.dir	= ${top-build.dir}/install
 repository.dir	= ${top-build.dir}/repository