diff --git a/data/gsmartcontrol-root.in b/data/gsmartcontrol-root.in
--- a/data/gsmartcontrol-root.in
+++ b/data/gsmartcontrol-root.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # Run gsmartcontrol with root, asking for root password first.
 # export GSMARTCONTROL_SU to override a su command (e.g. "kdesu -c").
 
-EXEC_BIN="@prefix@/sbin/gsmartcontrol";
+EXEC_BIN="@prefix@/bin/gsmartcontrol";
 prog_name="gsmartcontrol"
 
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 # Add @prefix@/sbin as well (freebsd seems to require it).
 # Note that beesu won't show a GUI login box if /usr/sbin is before /usr/bin,
 # so add it first as well.
-EXTRA_PATHS="/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:@prefix@/sbin";
+EXTRA_PATHS="/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:@prefix@/bin";
 export PATH="$EXTRA_PATHS:$PATH"
 
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # endif
 
 
-sbin_PROGRAMS = gsmartcontrol
+bin_PROGRAMS = gsmartcontrol
 
 gsmartcontrol_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/applib/libapplib.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libdebug/libdebug.a \