diff --git a/tools/unix/generate_planet.sh b/tools/unix/generate_planet.sh
index 0d802878c5..bdd13f09ad 100755
--- a/tools/unix/generate_planet.sh
+++ b/tools/unix/generate_planet.sh
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ ROADS_SCRIPT="$PYTHON_SCRIPTS_PATH/road_runner.py"
 HIERARCHY_SCRIPT="$PYTHON_SCRIPTS_PATH/hierarchy_to_countries.py"
 LOCALADS_SCRIPT="$PYTHON_SCRIPTS_PATH/local_ads/mwm_to_csv_4localads.py"
 UGC_FILE="${UGC_FILE:-$INTDIR/ugc_db.sqlite3}"
+POPULAR_PLACES_FILE="${POPULAR_PLACES_FILE:-$INTDIR/popular_places.csv}"
 BOOKING_SCRIPT="$PYTHON_SCRIPTS_PATH/booking_hotels.py"
 BOOKING_FILE="${BOOKING_FILE:-$INTDIR/hotels.csv}"
 OPENTABLE_SCRIPT="$PYTHON_SCRIPTS_PATH/opentable_restaurants.py"
@@ -512,6 +513,7 @@ if [ "$MODE" == "mwm" ]; then
     PARAMS_WITH_SEARCH="$PARAMS -generate_search_index"
     [ -n "${SRTM_PATH-}" -a -d "${SRTM_PATH-}" ] && PARAMS_WITH_SEARCH="$PARAMS_WITH_SEARCH --srtm_path=$SRTM_PATH"
     [ -f "$UGC_FILE" ] && PARAMS_WITH_SEARCH="$PARAMS_WITH_SEARCH --ugc_data=$UGC_FILE"
+    [ -f "$POPULAR_PLACES_FILE" ] && PARAMS_WITH_SEARCH="$PARAMS_WITH_SEARCH --popular_places_data=$POPULAR_PLACES_FILE"
     for file in "$INTDIR"/tmp/*.mwm.tmp; do
       if [[ "$file" != *minsk-pass* && "$file" != *World* ]]; then
         BASENAME="$(basename "$file" .mwm.tmp)"