diff --git a/etc/zfs/Makefile.am b/etc/zfs/Makefile.am
index 81567a4fa0..5370f41bd0 100644
--- a/etc/zfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/zfs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pkgsysconfdir = $(sysconfdir)/zfs
+initconfdir = $(DEFAULT_INITCONF_DIR)
 
 pkgsysconf_DATA = \
 	vdev_id.conf.alias.example \