diff --git a/etc/cron.d/backupninja b/etc/cron.d/backupninja.in
similarity index 75%
rename from etc/cron.d/backupninja
rename to etc/cron.d/backupninja.in
index ea6b6a4743d9167fe54bdd273bb2d79194cf86d3..5ee1b817271f59e42696b46d6d13b0ef413b168b 100644
--- a/etc/cron.d/backupninja
+++ b/etc/cron.d/backupninja.in
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 
 # run backupninja every hour on the hour
-0 * * * * root if [ -x /usr/sbin/backupninja ]; then /usr/sbin/backupninja; fi
+0 * * * * root if [ -x @sbindir@/backupninja ]; then @sbindir@/backupninja; fi