diff --git a/etc/init.d/Makefile.am b/etc/init.d/Makefile.am
index 94a21680b..c1b131bcb 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/init.d/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $(init_SCRIPTS):
 		-e 's,@udevruledir\@,$(udevruledir),g' \
 		-e 's,@sysconfdir\@,$(sysconfdir),g' \
 		-e 's,@initdir\@,$(initdir),g' \
-		'zfs.$(DEFAULT_INIT_SCRIPT).in' >'$@'
+		'$@.$(DEFAULT_INIT_SCRIPT).in' >'$@'
 
 distclean-local::
 	-$(RM) $(init_SCRIPTS)
diff --git a/etc/init.d/Makefile.in b/etc/init.d/Makefile.in
index 32c73dc9e..a639233a1 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/Makefile.in
+++ b/etc/init.d/Makefile.in
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ $(init_SCRIPTS):
 		-e 's,@udevruledir\@,$(udevruledir),g' \
 		-e 's,@sysconfdir\@,$(sysconfdir),g' \
 		-e 's,@initdir\@,$(initdir),g' \
-		'zfs.$(DEFAULT_INIT_SCRIPT).in' >'$@'
+		'$@.$(DEFAULT_INIT_SCRIPT).in' >'$@'
 
 distclean-local::
 	-$(RM) $(init_SCRIPTS)