diff --git a/srcpkgs/kmod/template b/srcpkgs/kmod/template
index 61959e3d4c8..92b26a9f9b8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kmod/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kmod/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'kmod'
 pkgname=kmod
 version=9
-revision=1
+revision=2
 homepage="http://git.profusion.mobi/cgit.cgi/kmod.git"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod-${version}.tar.xz"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--with-rootprefix= --with-zlib --with-xz"
+configure_args="--with-rootprefix=/usr --with-zlib --with-xz"
 makedepends="pkg-config zlib-devel liblzma-devel"
 provides="module-init-tools-3.17"
 replaces="module-init-tools>=0"
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ long_desc="
 make_dirs="
 /etc/depmod.d 0755 root root
 /etc/modprobe.d 0755 root root
-/lib/depmod.d 0755 root root
-/lib/modprobe.d 0755 root root"
+/usr/lib/depmod.d 0755 root root
+/usr/lib/modprobe.d 0755 root root"
 
 post_install() {
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/depmod-search.conf 644 lib/depmod.d search.conf
-	# add symlinks to kmod
-	vmkdir sbin
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/depmod-search.conf 644 usr/lib/depmod.d search.conf
+	# Add compatibility symlinks.
+	vmkdir usr/sbin
 	for tool in {ls,ins,rm,dep}mod mod{info,probe}; do
-		cd ${DESTDIR}/sbin && ln -sf ../usr/bin/kmod $tool
+		cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin && ln -sf ../bin/kmod $tool
 	done
 }