diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2583fbd..9d25a81 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =
 
 pkglibexecdir = $(libexecdir)/bluetooth
 
-libexec_PROGRAMS =
+pkglibexec_PROGRAMS =
 
 pkgincludedir = $(includedir)/bluetooth
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ plugins_external_dummy_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -module -avoid-version \
 plugins_external_dummy_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -fvisibility=hidden
 endif
 
-libexec_PROGRAMS += src/bluetoothd
+pkglibexec_PROGRAMS += src/bluetoothd
 
 src_bluetoothd_SOURCES = $(builtin_sources) \
 			$(attrib_sources) $(btio_sources) \
diff --git a/Makefile.mesh b/Makefile.mesh
index d494287..8dacc10 100644
--- a/Makefile.mesh
+++ b/Makefile.mesh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mesh_sources = mesh/mesh.h mesh/mesh.c \
 				mesh/pb-adv.h mesh/pb-adv.c \
 				mesh/keyring.h mesh/keyring.c \
 				mesh/mesh-defs.h
-libexec_PROGRAMS += mesh/bluetooth-meshd
+pkglibexec_PROGRAMS += mesh/bluetooth-meshd
 
 mesh_bluetooth_meshd_SOURCES = $(mesh_sources) mesh/main.c
 mesh_bluetooth_meshd_LDADD = src/libshared-ell.la $(ell_ldadd) -ljson-c
diff --git a/Makefile.obexd b/Makefile.obexd
index 1c1e500..d368747 100644
--- a/Makefile.obexd
+++ b/Makefile.obexd
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ obexd_builtin_modules += mns
 obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/client/mns.c obexd/src/map_ap.h \
 				obexd/client/map-event.h
 
-libexec_PROGRAMS += obexd/src/obexd
+pkglibexec_PROGRAMS += obexd/src/obexd
 
 obexd_src_obexd_SOURCES = $(btio_sources) $(gobex_sources) \
 			$(obexd_builtin_sources) \
diff --git a/Makefile.tools b/Makefile.tools
index 379e127..7d5361b 100644
--- a/Makefile.tools
+++ b/Makefile.tools
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ monitor_btmon_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la \
 endif
 
 if LOGGER
-libexec_PROGRAMS += tools/btmon-logger
+pkglibexec_PROGRAMS += tools/btmon-logger
 
 tools_btmon_logger_SOURCES = tools/btmon-logger.c
 tools_btmon_logger_LDADD = src/libshared-mainloop.la