diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c43f8a479..265857362 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-09-26  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
+
+	* Makefile.util.def (grub-mknetdir): Move to $prefix/bin.
+	Reported by: Daniel Kahn Gillmor.  Fixes Debian bug #688799.
+
 2012-09-26  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
 
 	* util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in (is_path_readable_by_grub): Redirect
diff --git a/Makefile.util.def b/Makefile.util.def
index 72057cf5a..8324ede97 100644
--- a/Makefile.util.def
+++ b/Makefile.util.def
@@ -487,8 +487,8 @@ script = {
 };
 
 script = {
-  mansection = 8;
-  installdir = sbin;
+  mansection = 1;
+  installdir = bin;
   name = grub-mknetdir;
 
   common = util/grub-mknetdir.in;