diff --git a/cmd/zgenhostid/Makefile.am b/cmd/zgenhostid/Makefile.am
index 0ba791f7c..87a42de5f 100644
--- a/cmd/zgenhostid/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/zgenhostid/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = zgenhostid
+sbin_PROGRAMS = zgenhostid
 
 zgenhostid_SOURCES = zgenhostid.c
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in
index 42afda602..b6b86e2ea 100755
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ check() {
 	[ "${1}" = "-d" ] && return 0
 
 	# Verify the zfs tool chain
-	for tool in "@bindir@/zgenhostid" "@sbindir@/zpool" "@sbindir@/zfs" "@mounthelperdir@/mount.zfs" ; do
+	for tool in "@sbindir@/zgenhostid" "@sbindir@/zpool" "@sbindir@/zfs" "@mounthelperdir@/mount.zfs" ; do
 		test -x "$tool" || return 1
 	done
 	# Verify grep exists
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ install() {
 	inst_rules @udevruledir@/60-zvol.rules
 	dracut_install hostid
 	dracut_install grep
-	dracut_install @bindir@/zgenhostid
+	dracut_install @sbindir@/zgenhostid
 	dracut_install @sbindir@/zfs
 	dracut_install @sbindir@/zpool
 	# Workaround for https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/issues/4749 by
diff --git a/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in b/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
index ef0699d36..f1f09f635 100644
--- a/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
 # Core utilities
 %{_sbindir}/*
 %{_bindir}/raidz_test
-%{_bindir}/zgenhostid
+%{_sbindir}/zgenhostid
 %{_bindir}/zvol_wait
 # Optional Python 2/3 scripts
 %{_bindir}/arc_summary