diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 0cd26e4..22f41b8 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -201,5 +201,9 @@ fn main() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Allow dependent crates to locate the sources and output directory of
+	// this crate. Notably, this allows a dependent crate to locate the RocksDB
+	// sources and built archive artifacts provided by this crate.
+	println!("cargo:cargo_manifest_dir={}", env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap());
 	println!("cargo:out_dir={}", out_dir);
 }