diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c2bf4b023..0c8aa697f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_EXAMPLES], [test "x$enable_examples" = "xyes"])
 AS_AC_EXPAND(PREFIX, $prefix)
 AS_AC_EXPAND(LIBDIR, $libdir)
 AS_AC_EXPAND(BINDIR, $bindir)
+AS_AC_EXPAND(LIBEXECDIR, $libexecdir)
 AS_AC_EXPAND(INCLUDEDIR, $includedir)
 AS_AC_EXPAND(SYSCONFDIR, $sysconfdir)
 AS_AC_EXPAND(DATADIR, $datadir)
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc-setcap.in b/src/lxc/lxc-setcap.in
index 52d4b48dd..71e3710cb 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc-setcap.in
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc-setcap.in
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ lxc_dropcaps()
 shortoptions='hd'
 longoptions='help'
 libdir=@LIBDIR@
+libexecdir=@LIBEXECDIR@
 localstatedir=@LOCALSTATEDIR@
 
 getopt=$(getopt -o $shortoptions --longoptions  $longoptions -- "$@")
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc-setuid.in b/src/lxc/lxc-setuid.in
index 0919eacb6..020dfae17 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc-setuid.in
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc-setuid.in
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ lxc_dropuid()
 shortoptions='hd'
 longoptions='help'
 libdir=@LIBDIR@
+libexecdir=@LIBEXECDIR@
 localstatedir=@LOCALSTATEDIR@
 
 getopt=$(getopt -o $shortoptions --longoptions  $longoptions -- "$@")