diff --git a/init/Makefile.am b/init/Makefile.am
index 7837ce37..c44d45c9 100644
--- a/init/Makefile.am
+++ b/init/Makefile.am
@@ -1,47 +1,57 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 #
 # Author: Fabio M. Di Nitto <fabbione@kronosnet.org>
 #
 # This software licensed under GPL-2.0+, LGPL-2.0+
 #
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES	= Makefile.in
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/build-aux/check.mk
 
 EXTRA_DIST		= kronosnetd.in kronosnetd.service.in \
 			  kronosnetd.default
 
 if BUILD_KRONOSNETD
 
 systemdconfdir		= $(SYSTEMDDIR)
 systemdconf_DATA	= kronosnetd.service
 
 initscriptdir		= $(INITDDIR)
 initscript_SCRIPTS	= kronosnetd
 
-%: %.in Makefile
+kronosnetd: kronosnetd.in Makefile
 	rm -f $@-t $@
-	cat $< | sed \
+	cat $@.in | sed \
+		-e 's#@''SBINDIR@#$(sbindir)#g' \
+		-e 's#@''SYSCONFDIR@#$(sysconfdir)#g' \
+		-e 's#@''INITDDIR@#$(INITDDIR)#g' \
+		-e 's#@''LOCALSTATEDIR@#$(localstatedir)#g' \
+	    > $@-t
+	mv $@-t $@
+
+kronosnetd.service: kronosnetd.service.in Makefile
+	rm -f $@-t $@
+	cat $@.in | sed \
 		-e 's#@''SBINDIR@#$(sbindir)#g' \
 		-e 's#@''SYSCONFDIR@#$(sysconfdir)#g' \
 		-e 's#@''INITDDIR@#$(INITDDIR)#g' \
 		-e 's#@''LOCALSTATEDIR@#$(localstatedir)#g' \
 	    > $@-t
 	mv $@-t $@
 
 install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(INITDEFAULTDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(srcdir)/kronosnetd.default $(DESTDIR)/$(INITDEFAULTDIR)/kronosnetd
 
 uninstall-local:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/$(INITDEFAULTDIR)/kronosnetd
 	rmdir $(DESTDIR)/$(INITDEFAULTDIR) || :;
 
 all-local: $(initscript_SCRIPTS) $(systemdconf_DATA)
 
 clean-local:
 	rm -rf $(initscript_SCRIPTS) $(systemdconf_DATA)
 
 endif