diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
index ffe5fad2b4..a41f04c904 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@ dist_sysconf_zfs_DATA = \
 	%D%/zfs/vdev_id.conf.sas_switch.example \
 	%D%/zfs/vdev_id.conf.scsi.example
 
-sysconf_zfs_SCRIPTS = \
+sysconf_zfs_DATA = \
 	%D%/zfs/zfs-functions
 
-SUBSTFILES          += $(sysconf_zfs_SCRIPTS)
-SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS   += $(sysconf_zfs_SCRIPTS)
-$(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(sysconf_zfs_SCRIPTS)): SHELLCHECK_SHELL = sh
+SUBSTFILES          += $(sysconf_zfs_DATA)
+SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS   += $(sysconf_zfs_DATA)
+$(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(sysconf_zfs_DATA)): SHELLCHECK_SHELL = sh
 
 
 if BUILD_LINUX
-initconf_SCRIPTS = \
+initconf_DATA = \
 	%D%/default/zfs
 
-SUBSTFILES          += $(initconf_SCRIPTS)
-SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS   += $(initconf_SCRIPTS)
-$(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(initconf_SCRIPTS)): SHELLCHECK_SHELL = sh
+SUBSTFILES          += $(initconf_DATA)
+SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS   += $(initconf_DATA)
+$(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(initconf_DATA)): SHELLCHECK_SHELL = sh
 
 
 if INIT_SYSV