diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
index 8e4e97562..75040b31a 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ fi
 # Install the  Makefile
 #
 run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 0600 Makefile ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT
+[ $SHAREDIR = /usr/share ] || eval sed -i \'s\|/usr/share/\|${SHAREDIR}/\|\' ${DESTDIR}/${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/Makefile
+[ $SBINDIR = /sbin ]       || eval sed -i \'s\|/sbin/\|${SBINDIR}/\|\'       ${DESTDIR}/${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/Makefile
 echo "Makefile installed as ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/Makefile"
 
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall/install.sh b/Shorewall/install.sh
index a73e57215..7a47f7ccd 100755
--- a/Shorewall/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/install.sh
@@ -957,9 +957,11 @@ echo "Standard actions file installed as ${DESTDIR}${SHAREDIR}d/$PRODUCT/actions
 # Install the  Makefiles
 #
 run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 0644 Makefile-lite ${DESTDIR}${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/configfiles/Makefile
+[ $SHAREDIR = /usr/share ] || eval sed -i \'s\|/usr/share/\|${SHAREDIR}/\|\' ${DESTDIR}/${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/configfiles/Makefile
+[ $SBINDIR = /sbin ]       || eval sed -i \'s\|/sbin/\|${SBINDIR}/\|\'       ${DESTDIR}/${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/configfiles/Makefile
 
 if [ -z "$SPARSE" ]; then
-    run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 0600 Makefile ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT
+    run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 0600 ${DESTDIR}/${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/configfiles/Makefile ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT
     echo "Makefile installed as ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/Makefile"
 fi
 #