diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/comp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/comp.el
index a5ab12ae38..e33e71cb55 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/comp.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/comp.el
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ native-comp-compiler-options
   :type '(repeat string)
   :version "28.1")
 
-(defcustom native-comp-driver-options nil
+(defcustom native-comp-driver-options '(@backendPath@)
   "Options passed verbatim to the native compiler's back-end driver.
 Note that not all options are meaningful; typically only the options
 affecting the assembler and linker are likely to be useful.
-- 
2.37.3