diff --git a/make-linux.mk b/make-linux.mk
index 77d3e0b1a..889f3e413 100644
--- a/make-linux.mk
+++ b/make-linux.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ INCLUDES?=-Irustybits/target -isystem ext -Iext/prometheus-cpp-lite-1.0/core/inc
 DEFS?=
 LDLIBS?=
 DESTDIR?=
+SBINDIR?=$(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin
 EXTRA_DEPS?=
 
 include objects.mk
@@ -501,13 +502,13 @@ endif
 # lived here. Folks got scripts.
 
 install:	FORCE
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/zerotier-one
-	cp -f zerotier-one $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/zerotier-one
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/zerotier-cli
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/zerotier-idtool
-	ln -s zerotier-one $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/zerotier-cli
-	ln -s zerotier-one $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/zerotier-idtool
+	mkdir -p $(SBINDIR)
+	rm -f $(SBINDIR)/zerotier-one
+	cp -f zerotier-one $(SBINDIR)/zerotier-one
+	rm -f $(SBINDIR)/zerotier-cli
+	rm -f $(SBINDIR)/zerotier-idtool
+	ln -s zerotier-one $(SBINDIR)/zerotier-cli
+	ln -s zerotier-one $(SBINDIR)/zerotier-idtool
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/zerotier-one
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/zerotier-one/zerotier-one
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/zerotier-one/zerotier-cli
@@ -532,9 +533,9 @@ uninstall:	FORCE
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/zerotier-one/zerotier-one
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/zerotier-one/zerotier-cli
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/zerotier-one/zerotier-idtool
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/zerotier-cli
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/zerotier-idtool
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/zerotier-one
+	rm -f $(SBINDIR)/zerotier-cli
+	rm -f $(SBINDIR)/zerotier-idtool
+	rm -f $(SBINDIR)/zerotier-one
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/zerotier-one/iddb.d
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/zerotier-one/updates.d
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/zerotier-one/networks.d
diff --git a/zerotier-one.spec b/zerotier-one.spec
index be57e7723..99a764de0 100644
--- a/zerotier-one.spec
+++ b/zerotier-one.spec
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ make ZT_USE_MINIUPNPC=1 %{?_smp_mflags} ZT_OFFICIAL=1 ZT_NONFREE=1 one
 
 %install
 %if "%{?dist}" != ".el6"
-make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT SBINDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}
 cp %{getenv:PWD}/debian/zerotier-one.service $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}/%{name}.service
 %else
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 pushd %{getenv:PWD}
-make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT SBINDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}
 popd
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/init.d
 cp %{getenv:PWD}/ext/installfiles/linux/zerotier-one.init.rhel6 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/init.d/zerotier-one