diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/common/Makefile.in
index 2f0d2eed6d5..96b67b93873 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/Makefile.in
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ DYNAMICCXXFLAGS = $(SHAREDLIBCXXFLAGS)
 
 # Data packaging options are set at configure time with --with-data-packaging.
 CPPFLAGS += -I. -I$(srcdir) $(LIBCPPFLAGS) @DATA_PACKAGING_CPPFLAGS@
+DEFS += -DU_LIBICUDATA_NAME=\"$(ICUDATA_NAME)\"
 
 # $(LIBICUDT) is either stub data or the real DLL common data.
 LIBS = $(LIBICUDT) $(DEFAULT_LIBS)