diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 38ff86f0..46bc5a90 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ SUBDIRS = libply . splash-plugins rhgb-client
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)                                                    \
            -I$(srcdir)/libply                                                 \
            -I$(srcdir)
-
-noinst_PROGRAMS = plymouth 
+plymouthbindir = $(libexecdir)/plymouth
+plymouthbin_PROGRAMS = plymouth 
 
 plymouth_CFLAGS = $(PLYMOUTH_CFLAGS)
 plymouth_LDADD = $(PLYMOUTH_LIBS) libply/libply.la