diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index a97e77b3..1efb097c 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -1654,8 +1654,8 @@ sub print_netdev_full {
     my $script = $hotplug ? "pve-bridge-hotplug" : "pve-bridge";
 
     if ($net->{bridge}) {
-	$netdev = "type=tap,id=$netid,ifname=${ifname},script=/var/lib/qemu-server/$script"
-	    .",downscript=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridgedown$vhostparam";
+	$netdev = "type=tap,id=$netid,ifname=${ifname},script=/usr/libexec/qemu-server/$script"
+	    .",downscript=/usr/libexec/qemu-server/pve-bridgedown$vhostparam";
     } else {
         $netdev = "type=user,id=$netid,hostname=$vmname";
     }
diff --git a/vm-network-scripts/Makefile b/vm-network-scripts/Makefile
index 5ba537d0..61733e2d 100644
--- a/vm-network-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/vm-network-scripts/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 DESTDIR=
+LIBEXECDIR=$(DESTDIR)/usr/libexec/qemu-server
+# Remove with version 9
 VARLIBDIR=$(DESTDIR)/var/lib/qemu-server
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: pve-bridge pve-bridge-hotplug pve-bridgedown
+	install -d ${LIBEXECDIR}
+	install -m 0755 pve-bridge ${LIBEXECDIR}/pve-bridge
+	install -m 0755 pve-bridge-hotplug ${LIBEXECDIR}/pve-bridge-hotplug
+	install -m 0755 pve-bridgedown ${LIBEXECDIR}/pve-bridgedown
 	install -d ${VARLIBDIR}
 	install -m 0755 pve-bridge ${VARLIBDIR}/pve-bridge
 	install -m 0755 pve-bridge-hotplug ${VARLIBDIR}/pve-bridge-hotplug
diff --git a/vm-network-scripts/pve-bridge-hotplug b/vm-network-scripts/pve-bridge-hotplug
index f36ed408..3ae01ea5 100755
--- a/vm-network-scripts/pve-bridge-hotplug
+++ b/vm-network-scripts/pve-bridge-hotplug
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-exec /var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridge --hotplug "$@"
+exec /usr/libexec/qemu-server/pve-bridge --hotplug "$@"