diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ca027b62b..ee39cf090 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
+# Override libexecdir
+libexecdir=$(exec_prefix)/lib
+
 # Dirs of external packages
 dbuspolicydir=@dbuspolicydir@
 dbussessionservicedir=@dbussessionservicedir@