diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1557888..796410b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ if test ${localstatedir} = '${prefix}/var'; then
      localstatedir=/var
 fi
 
+AC_SUBST([udevrulesdir], '${sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d')
+
 # specify output header file
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(autoconfig.h)
 
diff --git a/xpp/Makefile.am b/xpp/Makefile.am
index 7d060d5..3dacac2 100644
--- a/xpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/xpp/Makefile.am
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ perl_mans	= $(perl_scripts:%=%.8)
 
 endif
 
+udevrulesdir	= @udevrulesdir@
+udevrules_DATA	= xpp.rules
+
 dist_sbin_SCRIPTS	= $(perl_scripts)
 man_MANS		= $(perl_mans)
 CLEANFILES		= $(perl_checks) $(perl_mans)
diff --git a/xpp/Makefile.legacy b/xpp/Makefile.legacy
index 3d49b09..3dc3f89 100644
--- a/xpp/Makefile.legacy
+++ b/xpp/Makefile.legacy
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ INSTALL_DATA	= $(INSTALL) -m 644
 prefix		?= /usr
 datadir		?= $(prefix)/share
 sysconfdir	?= $(prefix)/etc
-udevrulesdir	?= $(sysconfdir)/udev/rules.d
 INSTALL		?= install
 
 INSTALL_DATA	= $(INSTALL) -m 644
@@ -37,7 +36,5 @@ install: all
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)
 	$(INSTALL) xpp_fxloader astribank_hook $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/
 	$(INSTALL) waitfor_xpds $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(udevrulesdir)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) xpp.rules $(DESTDIR)$(udevrulesdir)/
 
 clean: