diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 38b6fde0..c3486e39 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -194,7 +194,12 @@ third_party/Csocket/Csocket.h third_party/Csocket/Csocket.cc:
 	@exit 1
 endif
 
-install: znc $(LIBZNC)
+znc.service: znc.service.in
+	@sed -e "s:\@bindir\@:$(bindir):" $^ > $@
+
+CLEAN += znc.service
+
+install: znc znc.service $(LIBZNC)
 	test -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) || $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	test -d $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/znc || $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/znc
 	test -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKGCONFIGDIR) || $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(PKGCONFIGDIR)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b76e809b..e05db660 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -695,7 +695,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([znc-buildmod])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([man/Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([znc.pc])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([znc-uninstalled.pc])
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([znc.service])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([modules/Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT