diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b37de6b6..2bbcc8e9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ include ${MK}/dist.mk
 include ${MK}/git.mk
 
 _installafter:
-ifneq ($(OS),Linux)
+ifeq (${MKPREFIX},yes)
+	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}/${LIBEXECDIR}/init.d
+	else ifneq (${OS},Linux)
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}/${LIBEXECDIR}/init.d
 endif
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}/${LIBEXECDIR}/tmp
diff --git a/src/librc/rc.h.in b/src/librc/rc.h.in
index 32dbef08..b5a87b5e 100644
--- a/src/librc/rc.h.in
+++ b/src/librc/rc.h.in
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS
 #define RC_SYSCONFDIR		"@SYSCONFDIR@"
 #define RC_LIBDIR               "@PREFIX@/@LIB@/rc"
 #define RC_LIBEXECDIR           "@LIBEXECDIR@"
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined(PREFIX)
+#define RC_SVCDIR               RC_LIBEXECDIR "/init.d"
+#elif defined(__linux__)
 #define RC_SVCDIR               "@PREFIX@/run/openrc"
 #else
 #define RC_SVCDIR               RC_LIBEXECDIR "/init.d"