diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2b08bd8a..a70dfb30 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1149,8 +1149,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
         master/Kbuild
         master/Makefile
         script/Makefile
-        script/ethercat.service
-        script/ethercatctl
         script/init.d/Makefile
         script/init.d/ethercat
         script/sysconfig/Makefile
diff --git a/script/Makefile.am b/script/Makefile.am
index 4351f9c1..fe4e8876 100644
--- a/script/Makefile.am
+++ b/script/Makefile.am
@@ -37,13 +37,34 @@ sbin_SCRIPTS = ethercatctl
 
 dist_sysconf_DATA = ethercat.conf
 
-EXTRA_DIST = \
+script_templates = \
 	ethercatctl.in \
-	ethercat.service.in \
+	ethercat.service.in
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	$(script_templates) \
 	ifup-eoe.sh
 
+CLEANFILES = \
+	ethercatctl \
+	ethercat.service
+
 if HAVE_SYSTEMD
 systemdsystemunit_DATA = ethercat.service
 endif
 
+
+# Any precious variable used inside script_templates should appear here
+expand_script = $(SED) \
+	-e 's,[@]VERSION[@],$(VERSION),g' \
+	-e 's,[@]bindir[@],$(bindir),g' \
+	-e 's,[@]sbindir[@],$(sbindir),g' \
+	-e 's,[@]sysconfdir[@],$(sysconfdir),g'
+
+ethercatctl: $(srcdir)/ethercatctl.in Makefile
+	$(expand_script) < $< > $@
+
+ethercat.service: $(srcdir)/ethercat.service.in Makefile
+	$(expand_script) < $< > $@
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/script/ethercat.service.in b/script/ethercat.service.in
index 12b09a66..b59277e9 100644
--- a/script/ethercat.service.in
+++ b/script/ethercat.service.in
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Description=EtherCAT Master Kernel Modules
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=@prefix@/sbin/ethercatctl start
-ExecStop=@prefix@/sbin/ethercatctl stop
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/ethercatctl start
+ExecStop=@sbindir@/ethercatctl stop
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/script/ethercatctl.in b/script/ethercatctl.in
index fa7b15ef..efbb9bbe 100755
--- a/script/ethercatctl.in
+++ b/script/ethercatctl.in
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ MODPROBE=/sbin/modprobe
 RMMOD=/sbin/rmmod
 MODINFO=/sbin/modinfo
 
-ETHERCAT=@prefix@/bin/ethercat
+ETHERCAT=@bindir@/ethercat
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ETHERCAT_CONFIG=/etc/ethercat.conf
+ETHERCAT_CONFIG=@sysconfdir@/ethercat.conf
 
 if [ ! -r ${ETHERCAT_CONFIG} ]; then
     echo ${ETHERCAT_CONFIG} not existing;