diff --git a/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm b/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
index d970fe7198..13da2a54b4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ another location, similar to @command{mount --bind}.  It can be used for:
        (list "--sysconfdir=/etc"        ; so man pages & binaries contain /etc
              (string-append "--docdir=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
                             "/share/doc/" ,name "-" ,version)
-             (string-append "ssbindir=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out") "/sbin")
+             "ssbindir=/run/setuid-programs"
              ;; The default ‘davfs2’ user and group don't exist on most systems.
              "dav_user=nobody"
              "dav_group=nogroup")
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ another location, similar to @command{mount --bind}.  It can be used for:
                  _ prefix suffix)
                 (string-append prefix suffix)))
              #t))
+         (add-after 'unpack 'dont-install-to-/run/setuid-programs
+           (lambda _
+             (substitute* "src/Makefile.in"
+               (("ssbindir") "sbindir"))
+             #t))
          (add-after 'unpack 'patch-file-names
            (lambda _
              ;; Don't auto-load the FUSE kernel module.  That's up to root.