diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f43dc07de..8383d3f3a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ AS_AC_EXPAND(LXC_GENERATE_DATE, "$(date)")
 
 AC_SUBST(LXCPATH, "${with_config_path}")
 AC_SUBST(LXCROOTFSMOUNT, "${with_rootfs_path}")
-AC_SUBST(LXCINITDIR, ['${libdir}/lxc'])
+AC_SUBST(LXCINITDIR, ['${libexecdir}/lxc'])
 AC_SUBST(LXCTEMPLATEDIR, ['${libdir}/lxc/templates'])
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/netlink.h linux/genetlink.h],
diff --git a/src/lxc/Makefile.am b/src/lxc/Makefile.am
index e69588323..3a3816eda 100644
--- a/src/lxc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lxc/Makefile.am
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = \
 	lxc-restart \
 	lxc-kill
 
-pkglib_PROGRAMS = \
+pkglibexec_PROGRAMS = \
 	lxc-init
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = -Wl,-E