diff --git a/libeatmydata/Makefile.am b/libeatmydata/Makefile.am

index 4859005..4e89525 100644

--- a/libeatmydata/Makefile.am

+++ b/libeatmydata/Makefile.am

@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \

   eatmydata.spec

+scriptsdir=$(datadir)/libeatmydata

+

 bin_SCRIPTS = eatmydata

-libexec_SCRIPTS = eatmydata.sh

+scripts_SCRIPTS = eatmydata.sh

 do_subst = @SED@ \

 	-e 's!@''libdir''@!$(libdir)!g' \

-	-e 's!@''libexecdir''@!$(libexecdir)!g'

+	-e 's!@''libexecdir''@!$(scriptsdir)!g'

 eatmydata: eatmydata.in Makefile

 	$(do_subst) $(srcdir)/eatmydata.in > $@