diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 73fd9b4..44e9159 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ ELF_CONFIG_DEFS 	= @elf_config_defs@
 PREFIX 			= @prefix@
 EXEC_PREFIX 		= @exec_prefix@
 BINDIR 			= @bindir@
+SBINDIR 		= @sbindir@
 LIBDIR 			= @libdir@
 INCLUDEDIR 		= @includedir@
 MANDIR 			= @mandir@
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ clean:		clean-implib
 		@echo PREFIX:'                 '$(PREFIX)
 		@echo EXEC_PREFIX:'            '$(EXEC_PREFIX)
 		@echo BINDIR:'                 '$(BINDIR)
+		@echo SBINDIR:'                '$(SBINDIR)
 		@echo LIBDIR:'                 '$(LIBDIR)
 		@echo INCLUDEDIR:'             '$(INCLUDEDIR)
 		@echo MANDIR:'                 '$(MANDIR)
diff --git a/config.usage b/config.usage
index 4a351e4..8d002b7 100644
--- a/config.usage
+++ b/config.usage
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ supported switches:
 	--prefix
 	--exec-prefix
 	--bindir
+	--sbindir
 	--libdir
 	--includedir
 	--mandir
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ supported variables:
 	PREFIX
 	EXEC_PREFIX
 	BINDIR
+	SBINDIR
 	LIBDIR
 	INCLUDEDIR
 	MANDIR
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1c326f7..5aaaa2d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ init_vars()
 	mb_prefix=$PREFIX
 	mb_exec_prefix=$EXEC_PREFIX
 	mb_bindir=$BINDIR
+	mb_sbindir=$SBINDIR
 	mb_libdir=$LIBDIR
 	mb_includedir=$INCLUDEDIR
 	mb_mandir=$MANDIR
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ common_defaults()
 					&& mb_exec_prefix=$mb_prefix
 
 	[ -z "$mb_bindir" ] 		&& mb_bindir=$mb_exec_prefix/bin
+	[ -z "$mb_sbindir" ] 		&& mb_sbindir=$mb_exec_prefix/sbin
 	[ -z "$mb_libdir" ] 		&& mb_libdir=$mb_exec_prefix/lib
 	[ -z "$mb_includedir" ]		&& mb_includedir=$mb_prefix/include
 	[ -z "$mb_datarootdir" ] 	&& mb_datarootdir=$mb_prefix/share
@@ -448,6 +450,7 @@ config_copy()
 			-e 's^@prefix@^'"$mb_prefix"'^g'				\
 			-e 's^@exec_prefix@^'"$mb_exec_prefix"'^g'			\
 			-e 's^@bindir@^'"$mb_bindir"'^g'				\
+			-e 's^@sbindir@^'"$mb_sbindir"'^g'				\
 			-e 's^@libdir@^'"$mb_libdir"'^g'				\
 			-e 's^@includedir@^'"$mb_includedir"'^g'			\
 			-e 's^@mandir@^'"$mb_mandir"'^g'				\
@@ -534,6 +537,9 @@ for arg ; do
 		--bindir=*)
 			mb_bindir=${arg#*=}
 			;;
+		--sbindir=*)
+			mb_sbindir=${arg#*=}
+			;;
 		--libdir=*)
 			mb_libdir=${arg#*=}
 			;;